radiatera‧di‧ate /ˈreɪdieɪt/ verb 
Word Origin Examples
He radiated calm confidence.radiate from Kindness radiated from her.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] if something radiates light or heat, or if light or heat radiates from something, the light or heat is sent out in all directions: The log fire radiated a warm cosy glow.radiate from Heat radiated from the glowing coals.3[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if things radiate from a central point, they spread out in different directions from that pointradiate out/from There were tiny lines radiating from the corners of her eyes.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINradiate
Verb TableOrigin:
1600-1700 Latin past participle of radiare, from radius; ➔ RADIUSVERB TABLE
radiate
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | radiate |
| he, she, it | radiates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | radiated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have radiated |
| he, she, it | has radiated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had radiated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will radiate |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have radiated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am radiating |
| he, she, it | is radiating | |
| you, we, they | are radiating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was radiating |
| you, we, they | were radiating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been radiating |
| he, she, it | has been radiating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been radiating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be radiating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been radiating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Syd radiates warmth as he greets his guests.
- The log fire radiated a cozy glow.
- The old and faded lights radiated a feeble glow upon the walls.
- The sun radiates both warmth and light.
- Her red hair appeared suffused with a kind of glow; her very being radiated happiness.
- Margaret radiated such radical free spirit, such electricity, that I fell directly in love.
- Scraps of life attend the motionless mass who, Reynard concedes, radiates a certain aura of power.
- Some, shaped like tiny globes, radiated a scarlet glow that was utterly bewitching.
- The sun seemed to radiate energy into my body.
- The Thatcher Cabinet after 1983 radiated from the woman at the centre.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something sends out signals, light, heat etc► send out
Collocations · The beacon sends out a beam of light every thirty seconds.· He lit a fire, which sent out clouds of dense smoke.· The radar sends out radio waves and listens for echoes from enemy craft.
► give out to send out light, sound, heat etc: · The oil lamp gave out a pleasant yellowish light.· The musical triangle gives out a clear, beautiful note when struck.· The stun gun, when applied to the body, gives out a sharp electric shock.
► give off to send out heat, smells, gas etc as a result of a natural or chemical process: · The plant gives off a delicate smell of lemons.· Gas heaters should only be used in well-ventilated rooms as they give off carbon monoxide.
► emit formal to send out heat, light, smells, gas etc: · When minerals such as quartz are heated, they emit light.· The Earth emits natural radiation.
► radiate especially written to send out light or heat in all directions from a central point: · The sun radiates both warmth and light.· The old and faded lights radiated a feeble glow upon the walls.
► cast/throw to send out light onto a surface or onto a particular area - used especially in stories and descriptions: · The sun shining through the trees cast a pattern of light and shade on the footpath.· Candles in tarnished holders threw a warm light over the room.
WORD SETS► Naturebackwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► exude/radiate confidence
1[intransitive, transitive] if someone radiates a feeling, or if it radiates from them, it is very easy to see that this is how they feel: (=show it in a very noticeable way)· As the leader, you have to exude confidence and authority.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► out· Use a logical progression or a system radiating out from a central base.· The feminine light is in-dwelling, suffused, and radiates out.
NOUN► heat· Her skin was already beginning to radiate an answering heat, and the familiar flames started to lick along her nerve-ends.· As much as several percent of the total energy of an entering meteor is radiated as light and heat.· But they radiate a splendid messianic heat.· Bhopal ji was as thin and white-haired as a granny but his intelligence radiated like body heat.
VERB► seem· A timeless red glow seemed to radiate all around.· Their happiness was palpable; like the pulsing shimmer of a hummingbird, it seemed to radiate the very air.· As though the very lamps in the gleaming candelabra were powered by the electricity that seemed to radiate from his skin.· The sun seemed to radiate energy into my body.
He radiated calm confidence.radiate from Kindness radiated from her.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] if something radiates light or heat, or if light or heat radiates from something, the light or heat is sent out in all directions: The log fire radiated a warm cosy glow.radiate from Heat radiated from the glowing coals.3[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if things radiate from a central point, they spread out in different directions from that pointradiate out/from There were tiny lines radiating from the corners of her eyes.