irradiate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: irradiate	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for irradiate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irradiate v give spiritual insight to; in religion [syn: enlighten, irradiate] cast rays of light upon expose to radiation; "irradiate food" Synonym(s): irradiate, ray
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irradiate \Irra"diate\, v. i. To emit rays; to shine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irradiate \Irra"diate\, a. [L. irradiatus, p. p.] Illuminated; irradiated. --Mason.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irradiate \Irra"diate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irradiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Irradiating}.] [L. irradiatus, p. p. of irradiate. See {In-} in, and {Radiate}.] 1. To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster. Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. --Sir W. Jones. 2. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind. --Bp. Bull. 3. To animate by heat or light. --Sir M. Hale. 4. To radiate, shed, or diffuse. A splendid fa[?]ade, . . . irradiating hospitality. --H. James.