Word Type

Verb

Adjective

The word "irradiate" can be used as verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

X-irradiate irradiated irradiating irradiatingly irradiative irradiator irradiator nonirradiating photoirradiate unirradiated

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

lighten lighten up process prophesy treat vaticinate

Manner Of

lighten process

Related Terms

irradiance irradiancy irradiant irradiation radiance radiancy radiant radiate radiation radiation therapy radiography radiotherapy

Related Terms

adorn animate bacteria brighten brilliant destroy diffuse emit enlighten heat illuminate intellectually ionizing radiation irradiance irradiancy irradiant irradiated irradiation irradiative light luster radiate ray shed shine splendid

Synonym Network

enlighten

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.