IRRIGATE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word irrigate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for IRRIGATE
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| water | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 • the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour phlegm • a facility that provides a source of water • liquid excretory product • a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants verb • supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams • provide with water • secrete or form water, as tears or saliva • fill with tears | ||||||||
| drench | verbv | |||||||
verb • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged • force to drink • permeate or impregnate • cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | ||||||||
| flood | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • an overwhelming number or amount • light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography • a large flow • the act of flooding; filling to overflowing • the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) verb • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid • cover with liquid, usually water • supply with an excess of • become filled to overflowing | ||||||||
| moisten | verbv | |||||||
verb • make moist • moisten with fine drops | ||||||||
| saturate | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance • infuse or fill completely | ||||||||
| soak | verbv | |||||||
noun • the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid) • washing something by allowing it to soak verb • submerge in a liquid • rip off; ask an unreasonable price • cover with liquid; pour liquid onto • leave as a guarantee in return for money • beat severely • make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) • become drunk or drink excessively • fill, soak, or imbue totally • heat a metal prior to working it | ||||||||
| spray | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying • a quantity of small objects flying through the air • flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage • a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist • water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall • a jet of vapor verb • be discharged in sprays of liquid • scatter in a mass or jet of droplets • cover by spraying with a liquid | ||||||||
| sprinkle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby • the act of sprinkling or splashing water verb • distribute loosely • cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force • rain gently • scatter with liquid; wet lightly | ||||||||
| wet | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • covered or soaked with a liquid such as water • containing moisture or volatile components • supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages • producing or secreting milk noun • wetness caused by water adjective satellite • consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor • very drunk verb • cause to become wet • make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating | ||||||||
