irradiate

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Synonyms: irradicate, radiate, irradiance, irradiated, irradiative, eradiate, irradiant, triradiate, corradiate, irradiator, biradiate

Antonyms: irradicate, radiate, irradiance, irradiated, irradiative, eradiate, irradiant, triradiate, corradiate, irradiator, biradiate

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Adjective

1. Made brilliant or bright; irradiated, illuminated.
2. Made splendid or wonderful.

Verb

1. To send out (heat, light, or some other form of radiation) in the form of rays; to radiate. To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.
   • This book might irradiate your mind
2. To send out (heat, light, or some other form of radiation) in the form of rays; to radiate.
3. To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.
4. To apply radiation other than visible light to (someone or something). To treat (food) with ionizing radiation to destroy pathogens. To treat (a patient, or a cancerous growth or tumour) with radiation.
5. To treat (food) with ionizing radiation to destroy pathogens.
6. To treat (a patient, or a cancerous growth or tumour) with radiation.
7. To animate or enliven (one's mood, or soul or spirit). To cause (one's face) to look beautiful, happy, or lively; to light up. To decorate (a place) splendidly. To enlighten (someone, their mind, etc.) intellectually or spiritually; to illuminate, to shed light on.
   • This book might irradiate your mind
8. To animate or enliven (one's mood, or soul or spirit).
9. To cause (one's face) to look beautiful, happy, or lively; to light up.
10. To decorate (a place) splendidly.
11. To enlighten (someone, their mind, etc.) intellectually or spiritually; to illuminate, to shed light on.
    • This book might irradiate your mind
12. To send out (something) as if in the form of rays; to diffuse, to radiate, to shed.
13. To influence (something) as if with rays of heat, light, etc.
14. To become bright; to brighten, to light up. Often followed by on or upon: to emit rays of light; to shine. To emit something other than light; to radiate. To diverge or be sent out in the form of rays.
15. To become bright; to brighten, to light up.
16. Often followed by on or upon: to emit rays of light; to shine.
17. To emit something other than light; to radiate.
18. To diverge or be sent out in the form of rays.

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