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subirrigate

[ suhb-ir-i-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

, sub·ir·ri·gat·ed, sub·ir·ri·gat·ing.
  1. to irrigate beneath the surface of the ground, as with water passing through a system of underground porous pipes or transmitted through the subsoil from ditches, etc.

subirrigate

/ sʌbˈɪrɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

  1. to irrigate (land) by means of an underground system of pipe lines or by natural moisture in the subsoil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌsubirriˈgation, noun
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Other Words From

  • subir·ri·gation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subirrigate1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; sub- + irrigate

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