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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. v. To expose to radiation.
  2. v. To treat with radiation: irradiate farm produce so as to destroy bacteria.
  3. v. To shed light on; illuminate.
  4. v. To manifest in a manner suggesting the emission of light; radiate: irradiate goodness.
  5. v. Archaic To send forth rays; radiate.
  6. v. Archaic To become radiant.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To illuminate or shed light upon or into; make luminous or clear; light up; enlighten.
  2. To make splendid or glorious; confer honor or dignity upon; exalt; adorn.
  3. To radiate into; penetrate by radiation.
  4. To emit rays; shine.
  5. Illuminated; made brilliant or splendid.
  6. To subject to the therapeutic action of the Röntgen or other rays.

Wiktionary

  1. v. transitive To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.
  2. v. transitive To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind.
  3. v. transitive To animate by heat or light.
  4. v. transitive To radiate, shed, or diffuse.
  5. v. intransitive To emit rays; to shine.
  6. v. transitive To treat (food) with ionizing radiation in order to destroy bacteria
  7. adj. Illuminated; irradiated; made brilliant or splendid.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.
  2. v. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate.
  3. v. To animate by heat or light.
  4. v. To radiate, shed, or diffuse.
  5. v. To expose to radiation of any kind, especially ionizing radiation.
  6. v. To emit rays; to shine.
  7. adj. Illuminated; irradiated.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. expose to radiation
  2. v. cast rays of light upon
  3. v. give spiritual insight to; in religion

Etymologies

  1. From Latin irradiatus (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin irradiāre, irradiāt-, to illuminate : in-, on; see in-2 + radiāre, to shine; see radiate. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  1. illuminate
  1. brighten
  1. shine
  1. illuminated
  1. irradiated
  1. light

hypernyms (4)

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  1. lighten
  1. lighten up
  1. prophesy
  1. vaticinate

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  2. full-circle
  3. pearlescent
  4. sandglass
  1. many-faceted
  2. gold-painted
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Words with the same terminal sound

  1. radiate

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  1. x-ray
  2. picowave
  1. radiate
  2. bombard
  1. zap
  2. ray
  1. irradiate
  2. X-ray
  1. beam
  2. enlighten
  1. light

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