Irradiate vs Radiated - What's the difference?
irradiate | radiated |
To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.
* Sir W. Jones
To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate.
* Bishop George Bull
To animate by heat or light.
To radiate, shed, or diffuse.
* H. James
To emit rays; to shine.
To treat (food) with ionizing radiation in order to destroy bacteria
Illuminated; irradiated; made brilliant or splendid.
(radiate)
To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
To emit rays or waves.
To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
* John Locke
To illuminate.
To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
to spread into new habitats, migrate.
Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture.
(botany) Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
(biology) Having radial symmetry, like a seastar.
(zoology) Belonging to the Radiata.
As verbs the difference between irradiate and radiated
is that irradiate is to throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster while radiated is (radiate).As an adjective irradiate
is illuminated; irradiated; made brilliant or splendid.irradiate
English
Verb
(en-verb)- Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields.
- to irradiate the mind
- And indeed we ought, in these happy intervals, when our understandings are thus irradiated and enlightened, to make a judgment of the state and condition of our souls in the sight of God
- a splendid facade, irradiating hospitality
Adjective
(head)References
* * ----radiated
English
Verb
(head)radiate
English
(radiation)Verb
(radiat)- The stove radiates heat.
- The heat radiates from a stove.
- Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes.
Synonyms
* (to expose to radiation) irradiateDerived terms
* radiatorAdjective
(en adjective)- a radiate crystal