1. supplying water to land or crops through artificial means such as pipes, sprinklers, or channels
Usage: present participle of irrigate
2. washing out or cleansing a wound or body cavity with a flow of liquid
Usage: medical

Examples

• The farmers are irrigating their fields with water from the river.
• Modern sprinkler systems make irrigating large areas much easier.
• They spent the morning irrigating the vegetable garden.
• The doctor is irrigating the wound to prevent infection.
• Irrigating the crops regularly ensures a good harvest.
• The nurse was irrigating the patient’s eye with saline solution.