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verb (irradiat, ing)
- (transitive) To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.
- Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. --Sir W. Jones.
- (transitive) To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind.
- (transitive) To animate by heat or light.
- (transitive) To radiate, shed, or diffuse.
- A splendid faade,... irradiating hospitality. --H. James.
- (intransitive) To emit rays; to shine.
- (transitive) To treat (food) with ionizing radiation in order to destroy bacteria
adjective
- illuminate, Illuminated; irradiated; made brilliant or splendid.
Etymology: From irradiatus
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