rayed
rayed is the simple past and past participle of ray.
Meaning of ray
Verb (1)
ray (third-person singular simple present rays, present participle raying, simple past and past participle rayed)
- To emit something as if in rays.
- He was one of the unthanked benefactors of his race, who was patiently teaching and serving mankind, whilst they were shrinking from his coldness, or mocking his peculiarities. He could not sing for them a sweet song, or create a “thing of beauty” which should be “a joy for ever,” or touch their...1851, George Wilson, The Life of the Hon. Henry Cavendish, page 186
- To radiate as if in rays.
- To expose to radiation.
- Rats' eyes with ulcus serpens were successfully treated; one second of raying stopped the progress of the ulcer, which healed uninterruptedly.1928, Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, page 219
Verb (2)
ray (third-person singular simple present rays, present participle raying, simple past and past participle rayed)
Forms of rayed
| comparative | more rayed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most rayed |
Origin of rayed
From ray + -ed. Piecewise doublet of radiused.
Words formed from rayed
Questions about rayed
- What is rayed the simple past and past participle of?
- Rayed is the simple past and past participle of ray.
Words near rayed in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rayed (page history and authors); ray (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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