1. supplies water to land or crops through artificial means such as pipes, sprinklers, or channels
2. washes out or cleanses a wound or body cavity with a flow of liquid
Usage: medical

Examples

• The farmer irrigates his cornfield every morning.
• This sprinkler system irrigates the entire lawn automatically.
• The desert region relies on river water that irrigates thousands of acres.
• She irrigates her vegetable garden with a drip irrigation system.
• The nurse irrigates the patient’s wound with saline solution.
• The dentist irrigates the tooth socket after the extraction.