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irrigate

DEFINITIONS OF: irrigate

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v supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

Synonyms:
water
Types:
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hose, hose down
water with a hose
flush
cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
hush
run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
perfuse, suffuse
cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
perfuse
force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)
Type of:
wet
cause to become wet

v supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting

“irrigate the wound”
Type of:
care for, treat
provide treatment for
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