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v. t. To converge to one point or focus, as light or rays. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Eradiated p. pr. & vb. n. Eradiating ] [ Pref. e- + radiate. ] To shoot forth, as rays of light; to beam; to radiate. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Irradiated p. pr. & vb. n. Irradiating ] [ 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 façade, . . . 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 ]

v. i. To emit rays; to shine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. irradiatus, p. p. ] Illuminated; irradiated. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Multi- + radiate. ] Having many rays. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Octo- + radiated. ] Having eight rays. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Radiated p. pr. & vb. n. Radiating. ] [ L. radiatus, p. p. of radiare to furnish with spokes or rays, to radiate, fr. radius ray. See Radius, Ray a divergent line. ] 1. To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Virtues shine more clear
In them [ kings ], and radiate like the sun at noon. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. radiatus, p. p. ] 1. Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate crystal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) Belonging to the Radiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Radiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Emitted, or sent forth, in rays or direct lines; as, radiated heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Formed of, or arranged like, rays or radii; having parts or markings diverging, like radii, from a common center or axis; as, a radiated structure; a radiated group of crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) Belonging to the Radiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a radiate manner; with radiation or divergence from a center. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having the principal veins radiating, or diverging, from the apex of the petiole; -- said of such leaves as those of the grapevine, most maples, and the castor-oil plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Sex- + radiate. ] (Zool.) Having six rays; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust. of Spicule. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ Pref. tri- + radiate. ] Having three rays. [ 1913 Webster ]