v.
Pronunciation: ' ir- ə - ˌ g ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -gat · ed ; -gat · ing
Etymology: Latin irrigatus, past participle of irrigare, from in- + rigare to water; perhaps akin to Old High German regan rain ― more at RAIN
Date: 1615
transitive verb
1 : WET , MOISTEN : as a : to supply (as land or crops) with water by artificial means b : to flush (a body part) with a stream of liquid (as in removing a foreign body or medicating)
2 : to refresh as if by watering
intransitive verb : to practice irrigation
– ir · ri · ga · tor \ ' ir- ə - ˌ g ā -t ə r \ noun