irradiate
verb (used with object)
to shed rays of light upon; illuminate.
had irradiated
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past perfectof irradiate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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As Bonlieu toiled away in Auckland, Warrior crew members were moving a community of cancer-stricken Marshall Islanders, ignored by the American government that had irradiated their atoll, to a new home.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Eddings, who knew from experience that addressing racial injustice at work could create intense blowback, wondered at the time if he had irradiated his career.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
A haunting thing of mystery and glamour, such mystery and glamour as had irradiated his long and wonderful night.
From Success A Novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams
The joy which the moment before had irradiated it vanished like a flash, and in its place came a look of blank despair that would have touched a heart of stone.
From Terry's Trials and Triumphs by J. Macdonald (James Macdonald) Oxley
The look of half-contemptuous satisfaction which had irradiated Dumphy's face at the beginning of this speech, changed to one of angry suspicion at its close.
From Gabriel Conroy by Bert Harte
