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ir·ri·gate

irrigate

 
 
pronunciation:
I rih geIt
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part of speech: verb
inflections: irrigates, irrigating, irrigated
definition: When farmers irrigate their land, they bring water to it because there is not enough rain in that place for their crops to grow.
Farmers use water from the river to irrigate their crops.
derivation: irrigator (n.)
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