irrigate

English Thesaurus

1. supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting (verb.body)

hypernym	:	care for, treat,
definition	:	provide treatment for (verb.body)

2. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams (verb.change)

hypernym	:	wet,
definition	:	cause to become wet (verb.change)

hyponym	:	hose, hose down,
definition	:	water with a hose (verb.change)

hyponym	:	flush,
definition	:	cause to flow or flood with or as if with water (verb.change)

hyponym	:	hush,
definition	:	run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals (verb.change)

3. supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting (verb.body)

derivation	:	irrigation,
definition	:	(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution (noun.act)

4. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams (verb.change)

derivation	:	watering,
definition	:	wetting with water (noun.act)

derivation	:	irrigation,
definition	:	supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc (noun.act)

derivation	:	waterer,
definition	:	someone who waters plants or crops (noun.person)

derivation	:	h2o, water,
definition	:	binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent (noun.substance)

5. supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting (verb.body)

derivation	:	irrigation,
definition	:	(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution (noun.act)

6. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams (verb.change)

derivation	:	watering,
definition	:	wetting with water (noun.act)

derivation	:	irrigation,
definition	:	supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc (noun.act)

derivation	:	waterer,
definition	:	someone who waters plants or crops (noun.person)

derivation	:	h2o, water,
definition	:	binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent (noun.substance)