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View synonyms for irradiate
irradiate
[ verb ih-rey-dee-eyt; adjective ih-rey-dee-it, -eyt ]
verb (used with object)
, ir·ra·di·at·ed, ir·ra·di·at·ing.
- 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)
, ir·ra·di·at·ed, ir·ra·di·at·ing.
- 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
- a 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.
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Thus will the perfections of the Deity for ever blaze in the flames of perdition, and irradiate the temple of glory!
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The shadows of the morning having disappeared, the brightness of eternal noon will irradiate our existence.
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Then a carefully veiled kindliness of heart seemed to bubble to the surface and irradiate his face.
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Deeper than tears, these irradiate the tophets with their glad heavens.
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