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

• irradiance
• irradiancy
• irradiant
• irradiation
• irradiative

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

Anagrams

• arridiate
• idraterai
• reidratai