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irradiate
[ verb ih-rey-dee-eyt; adjective ih-rey-dee-it, -eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to shed rays of light upon; illuminate.
- to illumine intellectually or spiritually.
- to brighten as if with light.
- to radiate (light, illumination, etc.).
- to heat with radiant energy.
- to treat by exposure to radiation, as of ultraviolet light.
- to expose to radiation.
verb (used without object)
- Archaic.
- to emit rays; shine.
- to become radiant.
adjective
- irradiated; bright.
irradiate
/ ɪˈreɪdɪˌeɪt /
verb
- tr physics to subject to or treat with light or other electromagnetic radiation or with beams of particles
- tr to expose (food) to electromagnetic radiation to kill bacteria and retard deterioration
- tr to make clear or bright intellectually or spiritually; illumine
- See radiatea less common word for radiate
- obsolete.intr to become radiant
irradiate
/ ĭ-rā′dē-āt′ /
- To expose to or treat with radiation. For example, meat sold as food is often irradiated with x-rays or other radiation to kill bacteria; uranium 238 can be irradiated with neutrons to create fissionable plutonium 239.
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Derived Forms
- irˈradiative, adjective
- irˈradiˌator, noun
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Other Words From
- ir·radi·ating·ly adverb
- ir·radi·ative adjective
- ir·radi·ator noun
- nonir·radi·ated adjective
- unir·radi·ated adjective
- unir·radi·ative adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of irradiate1
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Example Sentences
Suddenly his whole heart seemed to irradiate light and color and music and sweet smelling things.
Thus will the perfections of the Deity for ever blaze in the flames of perdition, and irradiate the temple of glory!
The shadows of the morning having disappeared, the brightness of eternal noon will irradiate our existence.
Then a carefully veiled kindliness of heart seemed to bubble to the surface and irradiate his face.
Deeper than tears, these irradiate the tophets with their glad heavens.
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