IRRADIATE

[verb] [T] [specialized] - to treat with light or other types of radiationThe cells are irradiated so that they cannot reproduce and are then injected back into the patient.Many countries have had approval to irradiate a range of food products for human consumption.The insects are artificially reared and irradiated to make them sterile.The rule limited use of X-rays on women in order to avoid irradiating a very young embryo.The research group looked at the molecule formed when the compound was irradiated with light.