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irrigate

v.
US //ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt// UK //ˈɪɹɪɡˌeɪt// ir·ri·gate
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Origin

First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin irrigātus, perfect passive participle of irrigō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also Middle English irrigat(e) (“watered, irrigated”).

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