irrigo

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

in-rigō (irr-) āvī, ātus, āre,

to water, irrigate, flood: Aegyptum Nilus inrigat: Circus Tiberi superfuso inrigatus, overflowed, L.: fontibus hortulos: inrigat culta auro, V.: inrigatus venas nectare, Ph.—To pour out, shed upon, water with: amicos imbrīs, V.—Fig., to diffuse, shed upon: Ascanio per membra quietem, V.—To refresh: fessos sopor inrigat artūs, V.