Ir*rev"o*lu*ble (?), a. That has no finite period of revolution; not
revolving. [R.]
The dateless and irrevoluble circle of eternity.
Milton.
Ir`rhe*tor"ic*al (?), a. Not rhetorical.
Ir"ri*gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Irrigated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Irrigating (?).] [L. irrigatus, p. p. of irrigare to irrigate: ir- in +
rigare to water; prob. akin to E. rain. See Rain.]
1. To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to
bedew.
2. (Agric.) To water, as land, by causing a stream to flow upon, over,
or through it, as in artificial channels.
Ir`ri*ga"tion (?), n. [L. irrigatio: cf. F. irrigation.] The act or
process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the
operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.