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irradiate (v.)
c.1600, "to cast beams of light upon," from L.
irradiatus
, pp. of
irradiare
"shine forth," from
in-
"in" +
radiare
"to shine" (see
radiate
). Meaning "expose to radiation other than light" (originally x-rays) is from 1901.
