How to Spell irrigate

irrigate

irrigate - verb

  • To supply (land, crops, etc.) with water by artificial means
  • To flush (a body part) with a stream of liquid
  • To refresh as if by watering
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"irrigating the cotton plants"

Etymology

Latin irrigatus, past participle of irrigare, from in- + rigare to water; perhaps akin to Old High German regan rain