irrigate

Channel water artificially

To irrigate is to supply water to land or crops through artificial channels, pipes, or sprinklers: The farm irrigates with water from the river.

In medicine, to irrigate is to wash out a wound or body cavity with a stream of liquid: The nurse irrigated the cut with saline.

Figuratively, anything that brings flow or refreshment irrigates: Coffee irrigated his sluggish brain.

spray

sprinkler

Water-dispersing lawn fixture

  • mistFine airborne moisture
  • showerWater spray for bathing
  • sprinkleLight scattering of particles

squirt · atomize · nozzle · jet · diffuse · spatter · disperse · aerosolize · drip · soaker

agriculture

farmland

Agricultural terrain

  • cropCultivated agricultural plants
  • fieldArea of specialty
  • canalDug water passage

ditch · furrow · sprinkler · pivot · drip · soaker · hose · flood · pump · valve

nourish

fertilize

Add nutrients to soil

growth · flourish · cultivate · replenish · fortify · sustain · hydrate · revitalize · soak · saturate

medical

wound

Coiled, or an injury

catheter · rinse · debride · lavage · sterile · antiseptic · solution · nasal · sinus · ear

Categories
Opposites
water supply/removal

irrigatedrain

Channel for wastewater

dehydrate · desiccate · dry · dry out · parch

water source method

irrigaterainfall

Water falling from clouds

Phrases
Family

irrigation, irrigated, irrigating, irrigates, irrigator, irrigators, irrigations, drip irrigation

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G