Word Meanings - IRRADIATE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster. Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. Sir W. Jones. 2. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind. Bp. Bull. 3. To animate by

Additional info about word: IRRADIATE

1. To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster. Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. Sir W. Jones. 2. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind. Bp. Bull. 3. To animate by heat or light. Sir M. Hale. 4. To radiate, shed, or diffuse. A splendid fairradiating hospitality. H. James.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of IRRADIATE)

• Illuminate
• enlighten
• emblazon
• irradiate

Related words: (words related to IRRADIATE)

• ILLUMINATE
  in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen light. See Luminous, and cf. 1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. 2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in
• EMBLAZONING
  The act or art of heraldic decoration; delineation of armorial bearings.
• IRRADIATE
  1. To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster. Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. Sir W. Jones. 2. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind. Bp. Bull. 3. To animate by
• EMBLAZONRY
  The act or art of an emblazoner; heraldic or ornamental decoration, as pictures or figures on shields, standards, etc.; emblazonment. Thine ancient standard's rich emblazonry. Trench.
• ENLIGHTENMENT
  Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
• EMBLAZONER
  One who emblazons; also, one who publishes and displays anything with pomp.
• EMBLAZONMENT
  An emblazoning.
• ENLIGHTEN
  1. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth. His lightnings enlightened the world. Ps. xcvii. 4. 2. To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase
• EMBLAZON
  1. To depict or represent; -- said of heraldic bearings. See Blazon. 2. To deck in glaring colors; to set off conspicuously; to display pompously; to decorate. The walls were . . . emblazoned with legends in commemoration of the illustrious pair.
• ENLIGHTENER
  One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.
• REILLUMINATE
  To enlighten again; to reillumine.