'Irradiated' definitions:
Definition of 'Irradiated'
From: GCIDE
- Irradiate \Ir*ra"di*ate\ ([i^]r*r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Irradiated ([i^]r*r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Irradiating ([i^]r*r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. irradiatus, p. p. of irradiate. See In- in, and Radiate.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster. [1913 Webster]
- Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. --Sir W. Jones. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind. --Bp. Bull. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To animate by heat or light. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To radiate, shed, or diffuse. [1913 Webster]
- A splendid fa[,c]ade, . . . irradiating hospitality. --H. James. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To expose to radiation of any kind, especially {ionizing radiation}; as, to sterilize food by irradiating it with gamma rays; one can cause mutations in bacteria by irradiating them with ultraviolet light. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'irradiated'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablaze,
- activated,
- aglow,
- alight,
- autoluminescent,
- bathed with light,
- bespangled,
- brightened,
- candlelit,
- charged,
- contaminated,
- enlightened,
- firelit,
- gaslit,
- hot,
- illuminated,
- in a blaze,
- infected,
- irradiate,
- lamplit,
- lanternlit,
- lighted,
- lightened,
- lit,
- lit up,
- luminous,
- moonlit,
- poisoned,
- radiferous,
- radioactivated,
- radioactive,
- radioluminescent,
- spangled,
- star-spangled,
- star-studded,
- starlit,
- studded,
- sunlit,
- tinseled