| Irradiate 1. (v. t.) To treat with radiation; to throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten or clear up; to adorn with luster. 2. (v. t.) To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind. 3. (v. t.) To animate by heat or light. 4. (v. t.) To radiate, shed, or diffuse. 5. (v. i.) To emit rays; to shine. 6. (a.) Illuminated; irradiated. Thesaurus Entries X-ray, activate, anhydrate, beacon, blast-freeze, brighten, brighten up, brine, charge, contaminate, corn, cure, dehydrate, desiccate, dry, dry-cure, dry-salt, edify, embalm, enlighten, evaporate, flood with light, floodlight, freeze, freeze-dry, fume, highlight, illume, illuminate, illumine, improve, infect, jerk, kipper, light, light up, lighten, luminate, marinade, marinate, mummify, overshine, pickle, poison, preservatize, quick-freeze, radiumize, refrigerate, relume, relumine, roentgenize, salt, season, shed light upon, shine upon, smoke, smoke-cure, spotlight, stuff, throw light upon, uplift |