irradiate
Meaning of irradiate
- expose (someone or something) to radiation.
- 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:
Meaning ray:
Meaning make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up:
Meaning provide a light for (someone) so that they can see where they are going:
Meaning make or become more light:
Meaning light up; brighten:
Translation of irradiate
Words that rhyme with irradiate
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