Irrigate
Pronunciation : Ir"ri*gate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. irrigatus, p. p. of irrigare to irrigate: ir- in + rigare to water; prob. akin to E. rain. See Rain.]
Definition : 1. To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to bedew.
2. (Agric.)
Defn: To water, as land, by causing a stream to flow upon, over, or through it, as in artificial channels.
t. [imp. & p. p. Irrigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Irrigating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913