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radiate
[ verb rey-dee-eyt; adjective rey-dee-it, -eyt ]
verb (used without object)
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- 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.
- radiating symmetrically.
radiate
verb
- Alsoeradiate 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
- 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
Other Word Forms
- d·· adjective
- d··i·ٲ d···ness noun
- d·· d·ٱ· adverb
- t·d·iԲ adjective
- t·d·ٱ verb (used without object) interradiated interradiating
- ܱt·d·ٱ adjective
- ܱt·d·e adjective
- ԴDz·d·iԲ adjective
- ·d·ٱ verb reradiated reradiating
- ܲ·d·ٱ adjective
- ܲ·d·e adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of radiate1
Example Sentences
She drew inspiration from her fellow seamstresses — women at the margins of society — who still radiated joy and wisdom despite their exploitative circumstances.
Her Coachella set stared down repugnance and pushed against it, radiating so brightly it consumed the darkness, if only for a night.
"In a sense you've got that central gathering point...like the castle in the Magic Kingdom...with different lands like spokes on a wheel, radiating out."
The red sandstone-fronted tenement blocks radiating off the town's Robert Street were built just after World War One by shipbuilder Lithgows to house its workforce.
Meghan radiates serenity and smiles brightly as she writes her own menus in impeccable calligraphy, guided by renowned chef Alice Waters.
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