irradiate
11irradiate — 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 …
12irradiate — To apply radiation from a source to a structure or organism. [see irradiation] * * * ir·ra·di·ate ir ād ē .āt vt, at·ed; at·ing to affect or treat by radiant energy (as heat) specif to treat by exposure to radiation (as ultraviolet light or gamma …
13irradiate — Synonyms and related words: X ray, activate, anhydrate, beacon, blast freeze, brighten, brighten up, brine, charge, contaminate, corn, cure, dehydrate, desiccate, dry, dry cure, dry salt, edify, embalm, enlighten, evaporate, flood with light,… …
14irradiate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. illuminate, lighten, brighten; see light 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To send out heat, light, or energy: cast, emit, project, radiate, shed, throw. See MOVE …
15irradiate — ir|ra|di|ate [ıˈreıdieıt] v [T usually passive] 1.) technical if someone or something is irradiated, ↑X rays or ↑radioactive beams are passed through them 2.) technical if food is irradiated, it is treated with ↑radiation in order to kill… …
16irradiate — ir|ra|di|ate [ ı reıdi,eıt ] verb transitive 1. ) TECHNICAL to treat food with RADIATION (=a type of energy) in order to kill bacteria and make the food stay fresh longer a ) MEDICAL to use RADIATION as a medical treatment, for example to destroy …
17irradiate — [[t]ɪre͟ɪdieɪt[/t]] irradiates, irradiating, irradiated 1) VERB If someone or something is irradiated, they are exposed to a large amount of radioactivity. [TECHNICAL] [be V ed] He observed that leukaemia in children was more common if the… …
18irradiate — ir ra·di·ate || ɪ reɪdɪət v. radiate light; illuminate; make clear; expose to radiation …
19irradiate — verb 1》 expose to radiation. 2》 shine light on. Origin C16: from L. irradiat , irradiare shine upon …
20irradiate — I. v. a. Illuminate, illumine, illume, brighten, light up, make bright, shine upon, throw light upon, cast lustre upon, adorn with light. II. v. n. Emit rays, be radiant, give out light, be luminous or lustrous …
