subirrigate
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sub·ir·ri·gate
(sŭb-îr′ĭ-gāt′)tr.v. sub·ir·ri·gat·ed, sub·ir·ri·gat·ing, sub·ir·ri·gates
To irrigate from beneath, as with underground pipes or a water-filled container holding potted plants.
sub′ir·ri·ga′tion n.
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subirrigate
(sʌbˈɪrɪˌɡeɪt)vb
(Agriculture) to irrigate (land) by means of an underground system of pipe lines or by natural moisture in the subsoil
ˌsubirriˈgation n
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sub•ir•ri•gate
(sʌbˈɪr ɪˌgeɪt)v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
to irrigate beneath ground level, as with a system of buried pipes.
[1900–05, Amer.]
sub`ir•ri•ga′tion, n.
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subirrigate
Past participle: subirrigated
Gerund: subirrigating
| Imperative |
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| subirrigate |
| subirrigate |
| Present |
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| I subirrigate |
| you subirrigate |
| he/she/it subirrigates |
| we subirrigate |
| you subirrigate |
| they subirrigate |
| Preterite |
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| I subirrigated |
| you subirrigated |
| he/she/it subirrigated |
| we subirrigated |
| you subirrigated |
| they subirrigated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am subirrigating |
| you are subirrigating |
| he/she/it is subirrigating |
| we are subirrigating |
| you are subirrigating |
| they are subirrigating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have subirrigated |
| you have subirrigated |
| he/she/it has subirrigated |
| we have subirrigated |
| you have subirrigated |
| they have subirrigated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was subirrigating |
| you were subirrigating |
| he/she/it was subirrigating |
| we were subirrigating |
| you were subirrigating |
| they were subirrigating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had subirrigated |
| you had subirrigated |
| he/she/it had subirrigated |
| we had subirrigated |
| you had subirrigated |
| they had subirrigated |
| Future |
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| I will subirrigate |
| you will subirrigate |
| he/she/it will subirrigate |
| we will subirrigate |
| you will subirrigate |
| they will subirrigate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have subirrigated |
| you will have subirrigated |
| he/she/it will have subirrigated |
| we will have subirrigated |
| you will have subirrigated |
| they will have subirrigated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be subirrigating |
| you will be subirrigating |
| he/she/it will be subirrigating |
| we will be subirrigating |
| you will be subirrigating |
| they will be subirrigating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been subirrigating |
| you have been subirrigating |
| he/she/it has been subirrigating |
| we have been subirrigating |
| you have been subirrigating |
| they have been subirrigating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been subirrigating |
| you will have been subirrigating |
| he/she/it will have been subirrigating |
| we will have been subirrigating |
| you will have been subirrigating |
| they will have been subirrigating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been subirrigating |
| you had been subirrigating |
| he/she/it had been subirrigating |
| we had been subirrigating |
| you had been subirrigating |
| they had been subirrigating |
| Conditional |
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| I would subirrigate |
| you would subirrigate |
| he/she/it would subirrigate |
| we would subirrigate |
| you would subirrigate |
| they would subirrigate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have subirrigated |
| you would have subirrigated |
| he/she/it would have subirrigated |
| we would have subirrigated |
| you would have subirrigated |
| they would have subirrigated |
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