Definition of "irradiate" [ir•ra•di•ate]

• To expose to radiation. (verb-transitive)
• To treat with radiation: irradiate farm produce so as to destroy bacteria. (verb-transitive)
• To shed light on; illuminate. (verb-transitive)
• To manifest in a manner suggesting the emission of light; radiate: irradiate goodness. (verb-transitive)
• Archaic To send forth rays; radiate. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Rashid: "(The table) is organic like sound, omnidirectional like sound, and that emphasizes the 'volumous' beats that irradiate from the two turntables.""
• "Microwaves and heat waves (infrared) both "irradiate" food."
• "Microwaves and heat waves infrared both "irradiate" food."