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IRRIGATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

irrigate the wound

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "irrigate" is one way to...):

care for; treat (provide treatment for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

irrigation ((medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

Example:

Water the fields

Synonyms:

irrigate; water

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "irrigate" is one way to...):

wet (cause to become wet)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "irrigate"):

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)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

irrigation (supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc)

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