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IELTS word

irrigate

/ˈɪrəˌɡeɪt/verb

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English definition

to supply crops or land with water

Common phrases / collocations

  1. irrigate crops
  2. irrigate farmland
  3. irrigate a field

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The farmer irrigated the dry vegetable field.

  2. 2.

    Pipes irrigate the orchard in summer.

  3. 3.

    Farmers irrigated the land during the drought.

Visual learning

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A farmer checks drip pipes watering rows of dry vegetables.
to supply crops or land with water
1soil is dry
2water reaches crops
soil is dry→water reaches crops