irrigate

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verb

1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams (Freq. 2)
- Water the fields
• Syn:
water
• Derivationally related forms:
irrigation, water (for: water), waterer (for: water), watering (for: water)
• Hypernyms:
wet
• Hyponyms:
hose, hose down, flush, hush
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
- irrigate the wound
• Derivationally related forms:
irrigation
• Hypernyms:
treat, care for
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something