irradiate

Speech parts

1. irradiate - Adjective

2. irradiate - Verb

Meaning

To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.

To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind.

To animate by heat or light.

To radiate, shed, or diffuse.

To emit rays; to shine.

Illuminated; irradiated.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ray enlighten x-ray light clear glitter charge explain beam flood shed emit irradiation radiate illuminate
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Antonyms

fog eclipse infer dim dusk darken
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Hypernyms

process treat lighten prophesy lighten up vaticinate

Hyponyms

bombard

Derivatives

irradiated irradiating

Examples

irradiate food Source: Internet

Under bilateral agreements that allows less-developed countries to earn income through food exports agreements are made to allow them to irradiate fruits and vegetables at low doses to kill insects, so that the food can avoid quarantine. Source: Internet

If the electron receives energy that is less than or greater than this value, it cannot jump from state 1 to state 2. Now, suppose we irradiate the atom with a broad-spectrum of light. Source: Internet

Instead of using X-ray radiation, carbon ions are used to irradiate the patient. Source: Internet

This reduces the dose rate as the gamma rays have to pass through the topsoil before they can irradiate anything above. Source: Internet

Those resultant decay products may then irradiate nearby semiconductor "chip" structures, causing data loss (bit flipping, or single event upset ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

irradiance meter irradiancy irradiant irradiated irradiated beverage irradiated potion