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irradiate

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Source Word

irradiate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪˈɹeɪdieɪt/

Verb

literary poetic transitive intransitive

Japanese Meaning

光を当てて照らす / 明るく、輝かせる / 知的に啓発する、啓蒙する

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At dusk the old lighthouse's beam would irradiate the mist, revealing ghostly outlines of the cliffs.

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夕暮れに、古い灯台の光が霧を照らし、崖の幽霊のような輪郭を浮かび上がらせた。

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Sense（1）

(transitive, literary, poetic) To illuminate; to brighten; to shine light on.

Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields.

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Sense（2）

(transitive, literary, poetic) To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate.

This book might irradiate your mind

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Sense（3）

(transitive, literary, poetic) To animate by heat or light.

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Sense（4）

(transitive, literary, poetic) To radiate, shed, or diffuse.

[H]is ideal of grandeur was a splendid façade, diffusing its brilliancy outward too, irradiating hospitality.

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Sense（5）

(transitive, literary, poetic) To decorate with shining ornaments.

Sense（6）

(intransitive) To emit rays; to shine.

Sense（7）

(medicine) To treat (a tumour or cancerous growth) with radiation.

Sense（8）

(transitive) To treat (food) with ionizing radiation in order to destroy bacteria.

irradiates

（ present singular third-person ）

irradiating

（ participle present ）

irradiated

（ participle past ）

irradiated

（ past ）

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