radiate
/ˈɹeɪdi.ət/
noun/ˈɹeɪdi.ət/
/ˈɹeɪdi.ət/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
One of the Radiata.
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Meaning 2 · verb
To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
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Meaning 3 · verb
To emit rays or waves.
“The stove radiates heat.”
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Meaning 4 · verb
To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
“The heat radiates from a stove.”
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Meaning 5 · verb
To illuminate.
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Meaning 6 · verb
To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
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Meaning 7 · verb
To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
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Meaning 8 · verb
(ecology, intransitive) to spread into new habitats, migrate.
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Meaning 9 · adjective
Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
“a radiate crystal”
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Meaning 10 · adjective
Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture.
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Meaning 11 · adjective
Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
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Meaning 12 · adjective
Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
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Meaning 13 · adjective
Having radial symmetry, like a seastar.
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Meaning 14 · adjective
Belonging to the Radiata.
How this word is used
- General “The stove radiates heat.”
- General “The heat radiates from a stove.”
- Everyday “a radiate crystal”
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