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ir·ra·di·ate
[v. ih-rey-dee-eyt; adj. ih-rey-dee-it, -eyt] verb, ir·ra·di·at·ed, ir·ra·di·at·ing, adjective 
diˌeɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
to shed rays of light upon; illuminate.
2.
to illumine intellectually or spiritually.
3.
to brighten as if with light.
4.
to radiate (light, illumination, etc.).
5.
to heat with radiant energy.
verb (used without object)
8.
Archaic.
a.
to emit rays; shine.
b.
to become radiant.
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9.
irradiated; bright.
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irradiate (ɪˈreɪdɪˌeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) physics to subject to or treat with light or other electromagnetic radiation or with beams of particles |
| 2. | (tr) to expose (food) to electromagnetic radiation to kill bacteria and retard deterioration |
| 3. | (tr) to make clear or bright intellectually or spiritually; illumine |
| 4. | a less common word for radiate |
| 5. | obsolete (intr) to become radiant |
| ir'radiative | |
| —adj | |
| ir'radiator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
irradiate
c.1600, "to cast beams of light upon," from L. irradiatus, pp. of irradiare "shine forth," from in- "in" + radiare "to shine" (see radiate). Meaning "expose to radiation other than light" (originally x-rays) is from 1901.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
irradiate ir·ra·di·ate (ĭ-rā'dē-āt')
v. ir·ra·di·at·ed, ir·ra·di·at·ing, ir·ra·di·ates
To expose to radiation, as for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
To treat with radiation.
To apply radiation to a structure or organism.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| irradiate (ĭ-rā'dē-āt') Pronunciation Key
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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Example sentences
Radioactive cobalt is used to treat cancer patients and to irradiate food.
Another way to irradiate both sides is to have two offset beams that irradiate the chicken from top and bottom.
Radiation sources at the calibration facility are used to irradiate whole body and extremity dosimeters.
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