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Radiate

//ˈɹeɪdieɪt// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.

    "a radiate crystal"

  2. 2
    Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture; (heraldry) radiant.

    "[…] and (2) the radiate or Eastern crown, usually five rays being shown. The see of Ely bears the apocryphal coat of St. Ethelreda: gules, three open crowns or. Azure, three open crowns or, are the arms of[…]"

  3. 3
    Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
  4. 4
    Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
  5. 5
    Having radial symmetry, like a sea star.
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  1. 6
    Belonging to the Radiata.
Adjective
  1. 1
    having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies wordnet
  2. 2
    arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    One of the Radiata.
Verb
  1. 1
    To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.

    "Crewe North Motive Power Depot is to be modernised completely. This includes the provision of a new coaling plant, ash handling plant, and two new locomotive sheds of the latest roundhouse type, each with 32 roads radiating from a 70-ft. dia. turntable."

  2. 2
    send out real or metaphoric rays; the children radiated joyous energy wordnet
  3. 3
    To emit rays or waves. transitive

    "The stove radiates heat."

  4. 4
    spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate wordnet
  5. 5
    To come out or proceed in rays or waves. intransitive

    "The heat radiates from a stove."

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  1. 6
    issue or emerge in rays or waves wordnet
  2. 7
    To illuminate. transitive
  3. 8
    experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion wordnet
  4. 9
    To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
  5. 10
    cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays wordnet
  6. 11
    To manifest oneself in a glowing manner. transitive

    "Slim, sensual Richard Hell radiates a commanding coolness."

  7. 12
    have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink wordnet
  8. 13
    To spread into new habitats, migrate. intransitive
  9. 14
    extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center wordnet
  10. 15
    To broadcast by radio. obsolete, transitive

    "Programmes marked thus will be radiated by Droitwich, but not by London and North National transmitters."

  11. 16
    send out rays or waves wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin radiātus, perfect passive participle of radiō (“to radiate, furnish with spokes, give out rays, radiate, shine”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from radius (“a spoke, ray”).

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin radiātus (see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more).

Etymology 3

From a substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name (Radiata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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