VERB | change | irrigate, water | supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams |
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body | irrigate | supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid / liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting |
Sounds | ih'rahgey.t | |
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Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | water | |
Narrower | flush | Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water |
hose, hose down | water with a hose | |
hush | Run water over the ground to erode (soil) , revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals | |
Broader | wet | Cause to become wet |
Spanish | irrigar, regar | |
Catalan | irrigar, regar | |
Nouns | irrigation | supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc |
Meaning | Supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid / liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "irrigate the wound" | |
Broader | treat, care for | Provide treatment for |
Nouns | irrigation | (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution |
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