irrigate (v.)

  1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; Water the fields

    [ Syn: water ]

  2. supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; irrigate the wound'

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