transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈir-ə-ˌgāt ]
verb
( -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 ˈir-ə-ˌgā-tər noun