Irradiate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give spiritual insight to; in religion

cast rays of light upon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɹˈeɪdɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹˈeɪdɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹˈeɪdɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪɹˈeɪdɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

irradiate food

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enlighten ray

Parts of Speech

verb	give spiritual insight to; in religion
verb	cast rays of light upon
verb	expose to radiation “irradiate food”

Word Forms

irradiation	noun	a column of light (as from a beacon)
ray	noun	a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bestrahlen

spirituelle Einsicht geben; in der Religion

🇫🇷French

irradier

donner un aperçu spirituel à ; en religion

🇪🇸Spanish

irradiar

dar visión espiritual a; en religión

🇮🇹Italian

irradiare

dare intuizione spirituale a; nella religione

🇳🇱Dutch

bestralen

spiritueel inzicht geven aan; op het gebied van religie

🇵🇹Portuguese

irradiar

dar visão espiritual para; na religião

🇷🇺Russian

облучать

дать духовное прозрение; в религии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमकाना

को आध्यात्मिक अंतर्दृष्टि दें; धर्म में

🇧🇩Bengali

বিকিরণ

আধ্যাত্মিক অন্তর্দৃষ্টি দিন; ধর্মে

🇮🇳Tamil

கதிர்வீச்சு

ஆன்மீக நுண்ணறிவு கொடுக்க; மதத்தில்

🇮🇳Telugu

వికిరణం

ఆధ్యాత్మిక అంతర్దృష్టిని ఇవ్వండి; మతంలో

🇮🇳Marathi

विकिरण करणे

आध्यात्मिक अंतर्दृष्टी द्या; धर्मात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇરેડિયેટ

આધ્યાત્મિક સમજ આપો; ધર્મમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಕಿರಣಗೊಳಿಸು

ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಒಳನೋಟವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ; ಧರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വികിരണം ചെയ്യുക

ആത്മീയ ഉൾക്കാഴ്ച നൽകുക; മതത്തിൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

روشن کرنا

کو روحانی بصیرت دیں؛ مذہب میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

照射

给予精神洞察力；在宗教中

🇯🇵Japanese

照射する

～に霊的な洞察を与える。宗教で

🇰🇷Korean

비추다

영적인 통찰력을 주십시오; 종교에서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiếu xạ

cung cấp cái nhìn sâu sắc về tâm linh; trong tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

ฉายรังสี

ให้ความเข้าใจฝ่ายวิญญาณแก่; ในศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyinari

memberikan wawasan spiritual kepada; dalam agama

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-irradiate

magbigay ng espirituwal na pananaw sa; sa relihiyon

🇲🇾Malay

menyinari

memberi pandangan rohani kepada; dalam agama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أشرق

إعطاء البصيرة الروحية ل. في الدين

🇮🇷Persian

تابش کند

بینش معنوی به در دین

🇹🇷Turkish

saçmak

manevi içgörü kazandırmak; dinde

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקְרִין

לתת תובנה רוחנית; בדת

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