IRRADIATE

v. a.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster. Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. Sir W. Jones.

2.
v.

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

3.
v.

To animate by heat or light. Sir M. Hale.

4.
v.

To radiate, shed, or diffuse. A splendid fairradiating hospitality. H. James.

5.
v.

To emit rays; to shine.

6.
a.

Illuminated; irradiated. Mason.

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