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Webster 1913 Edition


irradiate

ir-ra′di-ate

,
Verb.
I.
To emit rays; to shine.

ir-ra′di-ate

(ĭr-rā′dĭ-ā̍t)
,
Adj.
[L.
irradiatus
, p. p.]
Illuminated; irradiated.
Mason.

Webster 1828 Edition


Irradiate

IRRA'DIATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L.irradio; in and radio, to shine. See Ray.]
1.
To illuminate; to brighten; to make splendid; to adorn with luster.
2.
To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind.
3.
To animate by heat or light.
4.
To decorate with shining ornaments.

IRRA'DIATE

,
Verb.
I.
To emit rays; to shine.

IRRA'DIATE

,
Adj.
Adorned with shining ornaments.

Definition 2024


irradiate

irradiate

English

Verb

irradiate (third-person singular simple present irradiates, present participle irradiating, simple past and past participle irradiated)

  1. (transitive) To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.
    • Sir W. Jones
      Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields.
  2. (transitive) To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate.
    to irradiate the mind
    • Bishop George Bull
      And indeed we ought, in these happy intervals, when our understandings are thus irradiated and enlightened, to make a judgment of the state and condition of our souls in the sight of God []
  3. (transitive) To animate by heat or light.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir M. Hale to this entry?)
  4. (transitive) To radiate, shed, or diffuse.
    • H. James
      a splendid facade, [] irradiating hospitality
  5. (intransitive) To emit rays; to shine.
  6. (transitive) To treat (food) with ionizing radiation in order to destroy bacteria

Adjective

irradiate

  1. Illuminated; irradiated; made brilliant or splendid.

Related terms

References

  • irradiate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • irradiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Italian

Verb

irradiate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of irradiare
  2. second-person plural imperative of irradiare
  3. second-person plural present subjunctive of irradiare
  4. feminine plural of irradiato

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