irrigate
/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/IH-ruh-gayt
/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/IH-ruh-gayt
Meaningto water
Common meaning: to supply land with water
- irnot
- rigto waterLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1595 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘not’ + ‘to water’ → irrigate
Journey through time
- Latinrigō, rigāre‘to water’
- Englishirrigate‘to supply land with water’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin rigō ‘to water’.
Roots
- rigō, rigāre Latin “to water”
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