What does "thoriate" mean?

To add thorium or thorium oxide to (a substance) in order to increase its thermionic flow.

What is a synonym for "thoriate"?

Common synonyms include: thoriated.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To add thorium or thorium oxide to (a substance) in order to increase its thermionic flow. transitive
"One must thoriate the filament in order for it to be effective."
2
impregnate with thorium oxide to increase thermionic emission wordnet

"One must thoriate the filament in order for it to be effective."

From thorium + -ate (verb-forming suffix).