irradiate

1. (transitive)literarypoetictransitive

2. (transitive)Examples: "Such vvere thy gifts, Pedmálá, ſuch thy povv'r! / For, vvhen thy smile irradiates yon blue fields, / Obſervant Indra ſends the genial ſhovv'r."; "Thou cheerful light of day! […] thou ſplendid luminary of Natur! thou no longer irradiateſt my eyes or exhilarateſt my ſoul! The ſeaſons ſtill follovv each other, and year ſucceeds to year; but to me day no more returns."; "Who hath watched / The midnight lightnings of the summer storm, / That, with their aweful blaze, irradiate heaven, / Then leave a blacker night?"Synonyms: illumine, light up, alight, belight, beshine, bright, enlighten, fireliteraryoftenpoetictransitive

3. (transitive)Examples: "An inherent protection in labeling of the shipping containers will be the prevention of irradiating the commodity again, insuring that the produce has been treated within the safety limits established by the FDA [Food and Drug Administration]."literarypoetictransitive

4. (transitive)literarypoetictransitive

5. (transitive)Examples: "[…] I therefore beseech God to give you his grace and blessing, and the influence of his blessed Spirit, that you may subdue and conquer the temperament of your nature, to do all things well-pleasing to him, and that may irradiate and strengthen your souls and direct you in all things, for there is none that teacheth like him."figurativelyliteraryoftenpoetictransitive

6. (transitive)Examples: "[W]e regarded with awe and reverence the sublime features of Madame Columbus, now irradiated with triumph."figurativelyliteraryoftenpoetictransitive