# irrigate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/ · frequency rank #48,298

## Definitions
1. To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
2. To clean (a wound) with a fluid.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **irritate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irrigate-vs-irritate)
- **irritated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irrigate-vs-irritated)

## Common misspellings (9)
`irigate`, `irirgate`, `irrgiate`, `irriagte`, `irrigaet`, `irrigatte`, `irriggate`, `irrigtae`, `ririgate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/irrigate