Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To render radioactive; impart radioactivity to.
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- verb To make something
radioactive
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Examples
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And as already suggested, destroying Dimona with conventional missiles or mortars would be a cheap way to radioactivate a good part of Israel.
Signs of the Times 2009
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It did not have nuclear weapons in 2006, though in fact a successful strike by conventional missiles on Dimona, Israel's nuclear facility, would radioactivate a good part of Israel - and both Iran and Syria have such missiles.
Signs of the Times 2009
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