Antonyms for irrigate
ˈɪr ɪˌgeɪtir·ri·gate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. irrigate

   Antonyms:
   dry, drain, parch

   Synonyms:
   water, wet, inundate, submerge

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1. • Treat
   • Wet

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. water, irrigateverb

   supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

   "Water the fields"

   Synonyms:
   water

2. irrigateverb

   supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting

   "irrigate the wound"

   Synonyms:
   water

How to use irrigate in a sentence?

1. David Gutierrez:

   It's out of balance, the groundwater is not getting restocked as quickly as they’re taking it out to irrigate their land.

2. Richard Connor:

   Whether it's a water treatment facility or a system to bring water to fields to irrigate, you're not just funding that project, you're creating a multiplier effect: jobs are being created because water becomes available.

3. Linda Gutierrez:

   You can’t not have farmers because you need food, but we have to have water in order to survive, there’s a very tricky balance to establish. Right now, if they don’t irrigate, we have water, but also a year from now we have no food.

4. Katie Taylor:

   They simply can't afford the fuel it takes to irrigate in the summer season, when it's very hot, but the problem is, that's also when crops get the highest prices at market.

5. Boris Rouquet:

   Unless the lake is filled sufficiently, farmers will not be able to irrigate, and the survival of many farms is at stake.

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