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radiate

[ verb rey-dee-eyt; adjective rey-dee-it, -eyt ]

verb (used without object)

radiated, radiating.
  1. to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
  2. to emit rays, as of light or heat; irradiate.
  3. to issue or proceed in rays.
  4. (of persons) to project or glow with cheerfulness, joy, etc.:

    She simply radiates with good humor.



verb (used with object)

radiated, radiating.
  1. to emit in rays; disseminate, as from a center.
  2. (of persons) to project (joy, goodwill, etc.).

adjective

  1. radiating from a center.
  2. having rays extending from a central point or part:

    a coin showing a radiate head.

  3. radiating symmetrically.

radiate

verb

  1. Alsoeradiate to emit (heat, light, or some other form of radiation) or (of heat, light, etc) to be emitted as radiation
  2. intr (of lines, beams, etc) to spread out from a centre or be arranged in a radial pattern
  3. tr (of a person) to show (happiness, health, etc) to a great degree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. having rays; radiating
  2. (of a capitulum) consisting of ray florets
  3. (of animals or their parts) showing radial symmetry
  4. adorned or decorated with rays

    a radiate head on a coin

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • radi·a·ble adjective
  • radi·a·bili·ty radi·a·ble·ness noun
  • radi·a·bly radi·ate·ly adverb
  • anti·radi·ating adjective
  • inter·radi·ate verb (used without object) interradiated interradiating
  • multi·radi·ate adjective
  • multi·radi·ated adjective
  • non·radi·ating adjective
  • re·radi·ate verb reradiated reradiating
  • sub·radi·ate adjective
  • un·radi·ated adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of radiate1

First recorded in 1610–20, radiate is from the Latin word radiātus (past participle of radiāre to radiate light, shine). See radiant, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of radiate1

C17: from Latin radiāre to emit rays
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Example Sentences

As clouds, depending on their type and height, both shield solar radiation and prevent heat from being radiated into space, they play a crucial role in the climate.

Instead of linear polymer strands, Cai's structure resembles a bottlebrush -- many flexible side chains radiating out from a central backbone.

Joy radiates from every fiber of his being.

The 12th century “Stavelot Retable,” loaned by Paris’ Cluny Museum, shows the Christian Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the 12 apostles, courtesy of beams of light radiating from above.

The meteors will appear to radiate from the head of the lion, just above Regulus.

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