irrigate

/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/

verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

able, enough, hard, large, still, underground

VERB + IRRIGATE

allow, built, choose, drones, helping, need, needs, pumps

IRRIGATE + NOUN

fields, mars, plantations, s, water

PREP.

on, without

ADV.

solely

verb

To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.

We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.

To clean (a wound) with a fluid.

The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.

verb — supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.

Wiktionary

The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.

Wiktionary

Canals have been built to irrigate the desert.

Tatoeba · #243610

They need to be able to irrigate without relying solely on rain.

Tatoeba · #5937778

Algeria needs to irrigate more crops.

Tatoeba · #10132417

Algeria needs to irrigate its large plantations in the south of the country.

Tatoeba · #10134204

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