irrigate

Meaning

to supply water to land or crops; to wash out a wound with water

To supply land or crops with water by artificial means.

Example Sentences

Farmers irrigate their fields during dry seasons.

Farmers irrigate their fields during the dry season.

Synonyms

water, moisten, sprinkle, flood, soak, hydrate

Entry 1

water, moisten, sprinkle, flood

Entry 2

water, soak, moisten, hydrate

Antonyms

drain, dry, dehydrate

Entry 1

drain, dry, dehydrate

Entry 2

dry, dehydrate

Collocations

irrigate fields, irrigate crops, irrigate land, properly irrigate

Entry 1

irrigate fields, irrigate crops, irrigate land, properly irrigate

Entry 2

irrigate fields, irrigate crops, irrigate land