Etymology

irrigate

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Today it means: To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc. Full definition →

Latin irrigātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromirrigātus
  2. English todayirrigate

First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin irrigātus, perfect passive participle of irrigō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also Middle English irrigat(e) (“watered, irrigated”).

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