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ir·ra·di·ate
 irradiate
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- pronunciation:
- ih
reI
di
eIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
irradiates, irradiating, irradiated |
| definition 1: |
to expose to radiation, esp. as a medical treatment.
- similar words:
- bombard
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| definition 2: |
to emit as or like rays of light.
- similar words:
- radiate
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| definition 3: |
to illuminate with or as if with light rays; cast light on.
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| related words: |
activate, illuminate, lighten |
adverb + (v.)irradiate
all, also, effectively, initially, off, previously, primarily, routinely, then, uniformly
(v.)irradiate
+ noun
art,
beam,
beef,
blood,
cell,
diet,
face,
film,
food,
gamma,
government,
hair,
happiness,
length,
life,
light,
mail,
material,
meat,
method,
minute,
neck,
patient,
product,
reactor,
reason,
rest,
sample,
seed,
smile,
source,
spice,
surface,
temperature,
testicle,
tissue,
treatment,
tumor,
uranium,
volume,
way
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| derivations: |
irradiative (adj.), irradiator (n.) |
The word irradiate
contains the following parts:
ir-1
Latin
prefix
that means in, into, on
  Example words:
radi
Latin
root
that means ray, spoke
Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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