irrigate-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Supply with water for crops, as with channels, ditches, or streams.

Examples:
Irrigate the fields.
Tolek Alterman tried to convince others to irrigate the desert.
Irrigate the fields with clean water.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: irrigate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Supply with a constant flow of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting.

Examples:
Irrigate the wound before proceeding.
We need to irrigate the pipes in order to make sure that they're
clean before water goes through.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2