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irradiate

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

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