different between rinse vs irrigate

English

Etymology

From Middle English rinsen, rensen, rinshen, rencen (“to rinse”), partly from Old Norse hreinsa (“to rinse”); and partly from Old French rincier, rinser, reinser (“to rinse”), Old Northern French raïncer, raïncier (“to rinse, cleanse”), from Old Norse hreinsa (“to rinse, cleanse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrainis?n? (“to clean, purify”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to separate, divide”). Cognate with Danish rense (“to purify”), Norwegian rense (“to cleanse”), Swedish rensa (“to purge, clear, wipe clean”), Old High German reinis?n (“to clean, purify, atone”), German rein (“pure, clean”), Gothic ???????????????????????? (hrains, “clean”). More at riddle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ns/
• Rhymes: -?ns
• (dated, regional US) IPA^(key): /??ns/

Verb

rinse (third-person singular simple present rinses, present participle rinsing, simple past and past participle rinsed)

1. (transitive) To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.

   You'd better rinse that stain before putting the shirt in the washing machine.

2. (transitive) To remove soap from (something) using water.

   Rinse the dishes after you wash them.

3. (Britain, slang) To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.

Derived terms

• rinse off
• rinse out

Translations

Noun

rinse (plural rinses)

1. The action of rinsing.

   I'll just give this knife a quick rinse.

2. A liquid used to rinse, now particularly a hair dye.

   I had a henna rinse yesterday.

Synonyms

• (rinsing, a rinsing): lavatory
• (anything used to rinse): lavatory, wash

Translations

References

Anagrams

• ESRIN, Isner, Rines, Siner, Siren, reins, resin, rines, risen, serin, siren

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin irrigare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??????e?t/

Verb

irrigate (third-person singular simple present irrigates, present participle irrigating, simple past and past participle irrigated)

1. (transitive) To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.

2. (transitive) To clean (a wound) with a fluid.

Related terms

• irrigation
• irrigator

Translations

Italian

Verb

irrigate

1. second-person plural present indicative of irrigare
2. second-person plural imperative of irrigare
3. feminine plural of irrigato

Anagrams

• geriatri
• rigirate

Latin

Verb

irrig?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of irrig?