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The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

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  1. n. The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
  2. n. supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
  3. n. (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
  4. The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
  5. The act or process of irrigating, or the state of beingirrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow overlands, for nourishing plants.
  6. n:100 n. supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc n. (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution