irradiate
[verb]
Synonyms: illuminate, edify, enlighten, illume, illumine, improve, uplift

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ir‧ra‧di‧ate /ɪˈreɪdieɪt/ verb [transitive usually passive]

1. technical if someone or something is irradiated, X-rays or radioactive beams are passed through them

2. technical if food is irradiated, it is treated with radiation in order to kill bacteria and make it last longer

3. literary to make something look bright as if a light is shining onto it
—irradiation /ɪˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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