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irradiare

to irradiate

verb eer-rah-DYAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: From Latin irradiare (to shine upon), from in- + radiare (to emit rays).

Also means

to radiate

Usage Note

Irradiare is a first-conjugation verb used in both physical senses (emit radiation, illuminate) and figurative senses (spread joy, radiate warmth). It takes avere as auxiliary in compound tenses. The noun form is irradiazione (irradiation).

Examples

"Il sole irradia calore sulla terra."

Natural Translation

The sun radiates heat onto the earth.

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