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irrigated

irrigated is the simple past and past participle of irrigate.

Meaning of irrigate

Verb

irrigate (third-person singular simple present irrigates, present participle irrigating, simple past and past participle irrigated)

  1. (transitive) To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
    • We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.
  2. (transitive) To clean (a wound) with a fluid.
    • The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.

Words formed from irrigated

Questions about irrigated

What is irrigated the simple past and past participle of?
Irrigated is the simple past and past participle of irrigate.

Words near irrigated in the dictionary

  1. irrigably
  2. irrigant
  3. irrigants
  4. irrigatable
  5. irrigate
  6. irrigated
  7. irrigates
  8. irrigating
  9. irrigation
  10. irrigational
  11. irrigationally

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