irrigate
verb (used with object)
to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
irrigated
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past participleof irrigate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof irrigate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
irrigateverb (used with object)to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
Example Sentences
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More than half of the Colorado River’s water is used for irrigated agriculture, and in recent years the federal government has been effectively subsidizing farmers to leave their water unused.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Past outbreaks have occurred when people consumed fruits or vegetables irrigated with water contaminated by faeces.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Janssen explained that 200 units of nitrogen are used per acre of irrigated corn.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
The property features three creeks that “meander through the ranch for over five miles,” as well as irrigated meadows and “historic water rights irrigating 1,200 acres.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
Squatting down beside the front door so that his head was below the agent’s, he said: “That field over there—somebody irrigated it again last night.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
