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IRRIGATE
Definition of IRRIGATE
verb
To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
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Where it comes from
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”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IRRIGATE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IRRIGATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 138, 5 October 2026.
Built from these letters
IRRIGATE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEGIIRRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and R appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start IRRIGA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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