irradiate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English irradiate (“illuminated, shining”), borrowed from Medieval Latin irradiātus, perfect passive participle of irradiō, from ir- (“against; into; on, upon”) +‎ radiō (“to cause to radiate, irradiate; to emit beams, radiate”), from radius (“ray of light; rod, staff; spoke of a wheel”) +‎ -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix) (further etymology uncertain; possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁t- (“beam; pole; post”)). The adjective is attested earlier than the verb. The English word is analysable as in- (“against; into; on, upon”) +‎ radiate. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹeɪdɪət/ Rhymes: -eɪdɪət Hyphenation: ir‧rad‧i‧ate ==== Adjective ==== irradiate (comparative more irradiate, superlative most irradiate) (literary or poetic) Made brilliant or bright; irradiated, illuminated. (figurative) Made splendid or wonderful. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English irradiate (“illuminated, shining”) (more at etymology 1), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹeɪdɪeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹeɪdiˌeɪt/ Rhymes: -eɪdɪeɪt ==== Verb ==== irradiate (third-person singular simple present irradiates, present participle irradiating, simple past and past participle irradiated) (transitive) To send out (heat, light, or some other form of radiation) in the form of rays; to radiate. (often literary or poetic) To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate. Synonyms: illumine, light up; see also Thesaurus:illuminate (technology) To apply radiation other than visible light to (someone or something). To treat (food) with ionizing radiation to destroy pathogens. (medicine) To treat (a patient, or a cancerous growth or tumour) with radiation. (figurative, often literary or poetic) 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. To send out (something) as if in the form of rays; to diffuse, to radiate, to shed. (obsolete, figurative) To influence (something) as if with rays of heat, light, etc. (intransitive, often literary or poetic) To become bright; to brighten, to light up. Often followed by on or upon: to emit rays of light; to shine. (figurative) To emit something other than light; to radiate. (obsolete) To diverge or be sent out in the form of rays. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === irradiation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “irradiate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “irradiate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== irradiate inflection of irradiare: second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== irradiate f pl feminine plural of irradiato === Anagrams === arridiate, idraterai, reidratai, riardiate == Spanish == === Verb === irradiate second-person singular voseo imperative of irradiar combined with te