Canals have been built to irrigate the desert.
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Irrigate
/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/
Synonyms for "irrigate" (161 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Verb(5 words)
Noun(10 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (48)
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(14 words)
evening wateringgarden watering canhose irrigationlavagemachin e wateringmetal toy watering canmore dutch watermore wateredmorning wateringmost drip irrigation watermost waterednetherlands style waterplant fluidprovided water
flushflush outgargleholystonehosehose downhumecthumectatehumidifylatherlaunderlavemoistenmopmop uppaddlerarefyreducerinserinse out
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ritually immerse
Determiner(2 words)
more watering canno plan to water
Adverb(1 words)
most dutch water
Related words (80)
Noun(41 words)
seedling wateringsyringingwater applicationwater canwater cropswater dailywater daily plantswater daily regimenwater distributionwater for lifewater gentlywater greenhousewater in liquid formwater in liquid statewater layerwater moleculeswater needswater networkedwater plantwater potted plants
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water prefixwater reservewater seedling carewater seedling experimentwater seedling growthwater seedling traywater supplieswater typewater value estimatewateringwatering cropswatering labelwatering lawnwatering methodwatering plantswatering setupwatering slowlywatering systemwaterswell watered fieldwetland water
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7 entriesantiseptic irrigationcenter pivot irrigationdrip irrigationflood irrigationsprinkler irrigationsterile saline rinsesurface irrigation
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5 entriescenter pivot irrigationdrip irrigationflood irrigationsprinkler irrigationsurface irrigation
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6 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
They need to be able to irrigate without relying solely on rain.
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Algeria needs to irrigate more crops.
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Algeria needs to irrigate its large plantations in the south of the country.
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