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irrigare

to irrigate

verb eer-ree-GAH-reh Rare
Animals & Nature Environment

Origin: Latin irrigare (to bring water to)

Also means

to water

Usage Note

Irrigare means to irrigate land or, in medicine, to flush a wound or cavity. Irrigare i campi (to irrigate the fields) is the agricultural use; irrigare una ferita (to irrigate a wound) is the medical use. The noun irrigazione covers both senses. It conjugates regularly as a first-conjugation -are verb.

Examples

"Gli agricoltori irrigano i campi ogni mattina."

Natural Translation

The farmers irrigate the fields every morning.

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