Difference between Ray and Irradiate

What is the difference between Ray and Irradiate?

Ray as a verb is to emit something as if in rays. while Irradiate as a verb is to throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.

Ray

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To emit something as if in rays. To radiate as if in rays

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A beam of light or radiation. a marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail. A rib like reinforcing of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin. a line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point. a tiny amount. An anglicised spelling of re.

Example sentence: Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.

Irradiate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Illuminated; irradiated; made brilliant or splendid.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind.To animate by heat or light.To radiate, shed, or diffuse.To emit rays; to shine.To treat (food) with ionizing radiation in order to destroy bacteria

We hope you now know whether to use Ray or Irradiate in your sentence.

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