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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.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Irradiate
IRRA'DIATE
,Verb.
T.
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.
IRRA'DIATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
irradiate
irradiate
English
Verb
irradiate (third-person singular simple present irradiates, present participle irradiating, simple past and past participle irradiated)
- (transitive) To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.
- Sir W. Jones
- Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields.
- Sir W. Jones
- (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 […]
- (transitive) To animate by heat or light.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir M. Hale to this entry?)
- (transitive) To radiate, shed, or diffuse.
- H. James
- a splendid facade, […] irradiating hospitality
- H. James
- (intransitive) To emit rays; to shine.
- (transitive) To treat (food) with ionizing radiation in order to destroy bacteria
Adjective
irradiate
- 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