Synonyms for irradiate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.
Related words
- Word family
- irradiance irradiancy irradiation
Forms
- Past participle
- irradiated
e.g. irradiated → enlightened, lighted, illuminated, illumined…
Example sentences
- lighten Ziri wanted to lighten up the mood with a few jokes.
- illuminate The sun started to come out and illuminate the sky.
- ray Can Superman's x-ray vision see through adamantium?
- radiate I radiate light in my surroundings.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| irradiate | falling | |
| lighten | rising | |
| illuminate | rising | |
| illumine | steady | |
| ray | falling | |
| radiate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ray1
- 5 letters
- light1, shine1
- 6 letters
- alight2, illume
- 7 letters
- lighten2, radiate3
- 8 letters
- brighten2, illumine
- 9 letters
- enlighten3
- 10 letters
- illuminate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alight2 = 2 syllables).