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[ verb rey -dee-eyt; adjective rey -dee-it, -eyt ] SHOW IPA
/ verb ˈreɪ diˌeɪt; adjective ˈreɪ di ɪt, -ˌeɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object), ra·di·at·ed, ra·di·at·ing. to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
to emit rays, as of light or heat; irradiate.
to issue or proceed in rays.
(of persons) to project or glow with cheerfulness, joy, etc.: She simply radiates with good humor.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object), ra·di·at·ed, ra·di·at·ing. to emit in rays; disseminate, as from a center.
(of persons) to project (joy, goodwill, etc.).
adjective radiating from a center.
having rays extending from a central point or part: a coin showing a radiate head.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of radiate First recorded in 1610–20, radiate is from the Latin word radiātus (past participle of radiāre to radiate light, shine). See radiant, -ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM radiate 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), in·ter·ra·di·at·ed, in·ter·ra·di·at·ing. mul·ti·ra·di·ate, adjective mul·ti·ra·di·at·ed, adjective non·ra·di·at·ing, adjective re·ra·di·ate, verb, re·ra·di·at·ed, re·ra·di·at·ing. sub·ra·di·ate, adjective un·ra·di·at·ed, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for radiate But whether good or bad, all are light as a soufflé, radiating asexual whiteness in every note.
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From my neck to my temples, there is a throbbing soreness on both sides of my face, all radiating from the hinge of my jawbone.
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For Anderson, this is a role that she was born to play: uncompromising and flinty, radiating a ferocity and tough conviction.
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Still shackled, with his trousers in shreds and radiating off-kilter aggression, Phoenix immediately begins wilding out.
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He could be unbearably glib, but his patrician persona and acid tongue, his radiating sense of superiority, made for good showbiz.
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The total area of ice in this remarkable system of radiating glaciers on this one mountain is over forty square miles.
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This appears as beams of light, radiating from a center, which changes in position as the stone is turned.
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When mature there are radiating furrows and ridges which often increase the fan-like appearance of the upper surface of the cap.
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Valve lanceolate, rostrate; granules in longitudinal and nearly transverse, not radiating, lines.
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In the first place, then, the mass of foliage may be expected to increase the radiating power of each tree.
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British Dictionary definitions for radiate verb (ˈreɪdɪˌeɪt ) Also: eradiate to emit (heat, light, or some other form of radiation) or (of heat, light, etc) to be emitted as radiation
(intr) (of lines, beams, etc) to spread out from a centre or be arranged in a radial pattern
(tr) (of a person) to show (happiness, health, etc) to a great degree
adjective (ˈreɪdɪɪt , -ˌeɪt ) having rays; radiating
(of a capitulum) consisting of ray florets
(of animals or their parts) showing radial symmetry
adorned or decorated with rays a radiate head on a coin
SEE MORE SEE LESS Word Origin for radiate C17: from Latin radiāre to emit rays
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Words related to radiate shine, gleam, emanate, emit, beam, transmit, diverge, diffuse, light up, ramify, proliferate, shed, illumine, irradiate, ramble, disseminate, afford, issue, distribute, sprinkle
Medical definitions for radiate v. To spread out in all directions from a center.
To emit or be emitted as radiation.
Other words from radiate ra′ di•a′tive adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.