Ir*ra"di*ate (?), a. [L. irradiatus, p. p.]
Illuminated; irradiated. Mason.
Ir*ra"di*ate , v. i. To emit rays; to shine.
Ir*ra"di*ate (?), 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 façade, . . . irradiating hospitality.
H. James.
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