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Synonyms for irradiate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb ih-rey-dee-eyt; adjective ih-rey-dee-it, -eyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪˈreɪ diˌeɪt; adjective ɪˈreɪ di ɪt, -ˌeɪt


Définition of irradiate

Origin :
  • c.1600, "to cast beams of light upon," from Latin irradiatus, past participle of irradiare "shine forth," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + radiare "to shine" (see radiate). Meaning "expose to radiation other than light" (originally X-rays) is from 1901. Related: Irradiated; irradiating.
  • verb illuminate
Example sentences :
  • Was it a reflection of that which should continue to irradiate it?
  • Extract from : « A Veldt Vendetta » by Bertram Mitford
  • The glory of the greatest of her children will for ever irradiate her and the whole world.
  • Extract from : « Victor Hugo: His Life and Works » by G. Barnett Smith
  • At that quite a new gleam seemed to irradiate his good-looking clay.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Louie » by Oliver Onions
  • Deeper than tears, these irradiate the tophets with their glad heavens.
  • Extract from : « Tablets » by Amos Bronson Alcott
  • The target may be any substance that the physicist or chemist wants to irradiate.
  • Extract from : « LRL Accelerators » by Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
  • And the mere knowledge that he exists will irradiate the rest of mine.
  • Extract from : « Erewhon Revisited » by Samuel Butler
  • You cannot appoint beforehand a time and place for God to irradiate your soul.
  • Extract from : « God The Invisible King » by Herbert George Wells
  • He had been intent on this prize from the first; but he had never allowed his eagerness to irradiate his refined face.
  • Extract from : « The Portrait of a Lady » by Henry James
  • What else should irradiate the loving tenderness which unites Mr. and Mrs. Jones on such occasions?
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 » by Various
  • It generally appears to irradiate Space, and silvery figures, most often the celestial orbs, float within it.
  • Extract from : « The Philosophy of Natural Theology » by William Jackson

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