irrigate
verb (used with object)
to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
has irrigated
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present perfectof irrigate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the fight for the musical is also such a crucial one for Sting because “The Last Ship” has irrigated a creative desert for him, the longest dry songwriting spell of his career.
From Washington Post
On a caprice, Joe has irrigated his parched beanfield with water destined for the resort, and now the land barons are flexed to strike back.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wilbur looked a little bewilderedly at the two younger men and one of them said hastily: "We're goin' down to the Salt River Valley, down in Arizona, where the government has irrigated land."
From The Boy With the U. S. Foresters by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
