irradiate
verb (used with object)
to shed rays of light upon; illuminate.
irradiated
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past participleof irradiate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof irradiate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
irradiateverb (used with object)to shed rays of light upon; illuminate.
Example Sentences
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The fruit, after being harvested, must be irradiated at one of a handful of certified government facilities in India, inspected by a U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The irradiated vessels were towed to Hunters Point, and used as the material and hardware upon which scientists tested decontamination methods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Sand-sized particles of irradiated nuclear fuel got into Dounreay's drainage system in the 1960s and 1970s.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
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
Soon after their arrival, the first shipment of irradiated uranium arrived from St. Louis by truck: three hundred pounds of it packed in plywood crates shielded by lead bricks.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
