irradiate

Meaning of irradiate

verb
  1. expose (someone or something) to radiation.
  2. illuminate (something) by or as if by shining light on it.
    happiness filled her, irradiating her whole face

late 16th century (in the sense ‘emit rays, shine upon’): from Latin irradiat- ‘shone upon’, from the verb irradiare, from in- ‘upon’ + radiare ‘to shine’ (from radius ‘ray’).

Information about irradiate

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of irradiate is: irradiates.
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Hyphenation of irradiate

ir-ra-di-ate

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
  • irradiate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

irradiate synonyms

Meaning enlighten:

enlighten

Meaning ray:

ray

Meaning make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up:

illuminate

Meaning provide a light for (someone) so that they can see where they are going:

light

Meaning make or become more light:

brighten

Meaning light up; brighten:

illumine

Translation of irradiate

Words that rhyme with irradiate

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