irradiate
[ verb ih-rey-dee-eyt; adjective ih-rey-dee-it, -eyt ]
/ verb ɪˈreɪ diˌeɪt; adjective ɪˈreɪ di ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
verb (used with object), ir·ra·di·at·ed, ir·ra·di·at·ing.
verb (used without object), ir·ra·di·at·ed, ir·ra·di·at·ing.
Archaic.
- to emit rays; shine.
- to become radiant.
adjective
irradiated; bright.
Origin of irradiate
OTHER WORDS FROM irradiate
Words nearby irradiate
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British Dictionary definitions for irradiate
irradiate
/ (ɪˈreɪdɪˌeɪt) /
verb
(tr) physics
to subject to or treat with light or other electromagnetic radiation or with beams of particles
(tr)
to expose (food) to electromagnetic radiation to kill bacteria and retard deterioration
(tr)
to make clear or bright intellectually or spiritually; illumine
a less common word for radiate (def. 1)
(intr) obsolete
to become radiant
Derived forms of irradiate
irradiative, adjective irradiator, nounMedical definitions for irradiate
irradiate
[ ĭ-rā′dē-āt′ ]
v.
To expose to radiation, as for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
To treat with radiation.
To apply radiation to a structure or organism.
Scientific definitions for irradiate
irradiate
[ ĭ-rā′dē-āt′ ]
To expose to or treat with radiation. For example, meat sold as food is often irradiated with x-rays or other radiation to kill bacteria; uranium 238 can be irradiated with neutrons to create fissionable plutonium 239.