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radiate

/ˈɹeɪdi.ət/

noun

Meaning

  • One of the Radiata.

verb

Meaning

  • To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.

  • To emit rays or waves.

    "The stove radiates heat."

  • To come out or proceed in rays or waves.

    "The heat radiates from a stove."

  • To illuminate.

  • To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.

  • To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.

  • (ecology, intransitive) to spread into new habitats, migrate.

Synonyms

irradiate

adjective

Meaning

  • Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.

    "a radiate crystal"

  • Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture.

  • Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.

  • Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.

  • Having radial symmetry, like a seastar.

  • Belonging to the Radiata.