radiate

Meanings

Plural: radiates

Verb

• send out rays or waves
  • "The sun radiates heat"
• send out real or metaphoric rays
  • "She radiates happiness"
• extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
  • "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"
  • "This plants radiate spines in all directions"
• have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
• cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
• experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
  • "Her face radiated with happiness"
• issue or emerge in rays or waves
  • "Heat radiated from the metal box"
• spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
• To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
• To emit rays or waves.
• To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
• To illuminate.
• To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
• To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
• To spread into new habitats, migrate.
• To broadcast by radio.

Adjective Satellite

• arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
• having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies

Adj

• Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
• Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture; (heraldry) radiant.
• 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 sea star.
• Belonging to the Radiata.

Noun

• One of the Radiata.

Synonyms

beam, diversify, glow, irradiate, radial, ray, shine, stellate

Related Words

radial, radiation, radiative, radio, radius, ray

Anagrams of radiate