irradiate

irradiate
irradiatingly, adv.irradiative, adj.irradiator, n.
v. /i ray"dee ayt'/; adj. /i ray"dee it, -ayt'/, v., irradiated, irradiating, adj.
v.t.
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.
6. to treat by exposure to radiation, as of ultraviolet light.
7. to expose to radiation.
v.i.
8. Archaic.
a. to emit rays; shine.
b. to become radiant.
adj.
9. irradiated; bright.
[1595-1605; < L irradiatus, ptp. of irradiare to shine upon. See IR-1, RADIATE]

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  • irradiate — ir*ra di*ate ([i^]r*r[=a] d[i^]*[asl]t), a. [L. irradiatus, p. p.] Illuminated; irradiated. Mason. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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