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irradiate
[ verb ih-rey-dee-eyt; adjective ih-rey-dee-it, -eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to shed rays of light upon; illuminate.
- to illumine intellectually or spiritually.
- to brighten as if with light.
- to radiate (light, illumination, etc.).
- to heat with radiant energy.
- to treat by exposure to radiation, as of ultraviolet light.
- to expose to radiation.
verb (used without object)
- Archaic.
- to emit rays; shine.
- to become radiant.
adjective
- irradiated; bright.
irradiate
/ ɪˈɪɪˌɪ /
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
- obsolete.intr to become radiant
irradiate
/ ĭ-′ŧ-′ /
- 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.
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱پ, adjective
- ˈ徱ˌٴǰ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·d·iԲ· adverb
- ·d·t adjective
- ·d·tǰ noun
- ԴDzi·d·e adjective
- ܲi·d·e adjective
- un·d·t adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of irradiate1
Example Sentences
Instead of using cobalt or other radioactive materials, Wilson’s team uses an X-ray machine to irradiate the pests.
Curtis makes his living as a Hollywood screenwriter, penning B-horror movies filled with irradiated mutants and monsters.
For one group of rats, the sutured area was irradiated with a helium plasma jet.
New research demonstrates that fast electronic processes can be probed by irradiating the materials with ions first.
Plutonium was chemically separated from uranium irradiated in Hanford reactors, leaving the mix of other radioactive material and hazardous chemicals stored in underground tanks, some since the 1940s.
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