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ir·ri·ga·tion
 irrigation
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- pronunciation:
- I
rih
geI
sh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the supplying of water to land by man-made means to aid in growing crops.
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| definition 2: |
the washing or spraying of a bodily area as part of a medical treatment.
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adjective + (n.)irrigation
ancient,
arid,
automated,
constant,
conventional,
dependent,
dry,
efficient,
electrical,
extensive,
imperial,
improved,
improving,
increased,
inefficient,
intensive,
large-scale,
massive,
prehistoric,
rural,
saline,
underground,
used,
vast,
wasteful
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verb + (n.)irrigation
construct, deliver, dig, divert, drill, drink, drip, flow, install, pump, rely, require, supply, trickle, water
(n.)irrigation
+ verb
account, consume, drain, enable, feed, flood, plant, reduce
noun + (n.)irrigation
acre,
application,
aquifer,
basin,
conservation,
construction,
cultivation,
dam,
delivery,
diversion,
drinking,
drip,
electricity,
expansion,
farm,
farmer,
farming,
fertilization,
flood,
flow,
groundwater,
hose,
inch,
investment,
land,
landscape,
mile,
ministry,
need,
pesticide,
pivot,
potential,
precision,
rain,
rainfall,
reservoir,
rice,
river,
seed,
soil,
spray,
sprinkler,
storage,
stream,
subsidy,
subsurface,
suction,
supply,
terracing,
tractor,
transportation,
use
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| derivation: |
irrigational (adj.) |
The word irrigation
contains the following part:
-ation
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ation
is a compound of -ate1 + -ion. It turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns (decorate/ decoration
). Not all nouns with this suffix, however, have a corresponding verb ending in -ate (information
, alteration
).
Example words:
aberration, acceptation, accusation, admiration, agitation, aggregation, alteration, alternation, approximation, celebration, collaboration, combination, communication, connotation, conversation, coronation, decoration, devastation, education, equation, exasperation, imitation, information, irrigation, irritation, location, pronunciation, ratiocination, reservation, separation, transformation, translation, constipation, continuation, creation, elevation, discrimination, immigration, evaporation, vacation
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