radiate

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verb

ra·di·ate ˈrā-dē-ˌāt How to pronounce radiate (audio)

radiated; radiating

intransitive verb

: to proceed in a direct line from or toward a center

: to send out rays : shine brightly

: to issue in or as if in rays

: to evolve by adaptive radiation

transitive verb

: to send out in or as if in rays

: irradiate, illuminate

: to spread abroad or around as if from a center

radiate

2 of 2

adjective

ra·di·ate ˈrā-dē-ət How to pronounce radiate (audio)

-ˌāt

: having rays or radial parts: such as

: having ray flowers

: characterized by radial symmetry : radially symmetrical

radiately adverb

Example Sentences

Verb The pain was radiating down my arm. The sun radiates heat and light. Heat radiates from the sun.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Some people are simply the center of the wheel of their times, the hub from which spokes of connection radiate in every direction.

Ty Burr, WSJ, 27 May 2022 Objects warmer than that will radiate heat to the skin; at high temperatures, this means that the skin will be receiving heat from the environment by direct radiation.

The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Your face turns red because warm, oxygenated blood rushes to the surface of your skin, which helps heat radiate off of it and prevents you from overheating.

Jenny Sugar, Outside Online, 26 Aug. 2022 Poland also plans to join the high-speed club with routes planned to radiate from Warsaw to Lodz, Wroclaw and Poznan.

Ben Jones, CNN, 6 July 2022 Stuart, like the actor who portrays him, opened himself to Christ, and both men’s sincerity, humility, and devotion radiate from Father Stu, a stirring depiction of faith’s journey that will be spiritual balm for many of those who see it.

Kyle Smith, National Review, 12 Apr. 2022 Chest pain is the classic symptom, but other symptoms associated with heart attacks can be much more subtle, such as a pressure or tightness within the chest that can sometimes radiate to the jaw, arms and back.

Erika Edwards, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022 The test image, released to the public in March, showed a brilliant star that appeared to radiate light from six points, a feature of the telescope’s hexagonal mirrors.

Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 With the men gone, her ideas rip through masses of women eager to see power radiate through circles, rather than up ladders.

Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022 See More

Kids Definition

radiate

verb

ra·di·ate ˈrā-dē-ˌāt How to pronounce radiate (audio)

radiated; radiating

: to send out rays : shine The sun was radiating in the sky.

: to come forth in the form of rays

Light radiates from shining bodies.

: to go out in a direct line from a center

Spokes radiate from the center of the wheel.

: to spread around from or as if from a center

Word radiated that Royce McNabb had sent Ina-Rae Gage a valentine.

Richard Peck, A Year Down Yonder

: to show very clearly

She radiates confidence.

Medical Definition

radiate 1 of 2

verb

ra·di·ate ˈrād-ē-ˌāt How to pronounce radiate (audio)

radiated; radiating

intransitive verb

: to issue in or as if in rays : spread from a central point

back pain radiating to both upper legs

Tony Miksanek

transitive verb

: irradiate

radiate

2 of 2

adjective

ra·di·ate ˈrād-ē-ət, -ē-ˌāt How to pronounce radiate (audio)

: having rays or radial parts

: characterized by radial symmetry : radially symmetrical

radiates

verb

present tense third-person singular of radiate

as in emanates

to extend outwards from or as if from a central point the heat radiating from the fire the spokes of a bicycle wheel radiate from the hub towards the rim

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

emanates
rays
derives
flows
diverges
branches
stems
diffuses
dissipates
disperses
arises
dispels
proceeds
splits
divides
separates
spreads
ramifies
fans (out)
scatters
springs
uncouples
forks
splays
parts
issues
unlinks
unyokes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

focuses
meets
converges
concentrates
focusses
approaches
nears
connects
funnels
unites
centers (on)
centralizes
joins
couples
closes in (on)
links

as in shines

to emit rays of light fireflies give off their light by means of a chemical reaction that causes their abdomens to radiate

Synonyms & Similar Words

shines
glows
beams
flashes
rays
gleams
shimmers
flickers
glistens
burns
flares
illumines
sparkles
glints
irradiates
glimmers
illuminates
scintillates
twinkles
glitters
brightens
lightens
luminesces
blazes
lights
dazzles
flames
glisters
fires
coruscates
glares
lusters
sheens
blinks
spangles
bedazzles
winks
winkles
blinds
dazes
lustres
beats (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

darkens
blackens
lowers
lours

as in emits

to throw or give off the sun radiates tiny amounts of energy in the form of microwaves

Synonyms & Similar Words

emits
emanates
casts
irradiates
releases
exhales
expels
evolves
issues
eliminates
shoots
exudes
pours
discharges
oozes
vents
gives out
erupts
evacuates
throws out
excretes
expires
secretes
sends (out)
ejects
gushes
sprays
squirts
jets
spews
spouts
spurts
outpours

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

absorbs
takes up
inhales
sucks (up)
soaks (up)
sponges

单词	radiates
释义	radiate 1 of 2 verb ra·di·ate ˈrā-dē-ˌāt radiated; radiating intransitive verb 1 : to proceed in a direct line from or toward a center 2 : to send out rays : shine brightly 3 a : to issue in or as if in rays b : to evolve by adaptive radiation transitive verb 1 : to send out in or as if in rays 2 : irradiate, illuminate 3 : to spread abroad or around as if from a center radiate 2 of 2 adjective ra·di·ate ˈrā-dē-ət -ˌāt : having rays or radial parts: such as a : having ray flowers b : characterized by radial symmetry : radially symmetrical radiately adverb Synonyms Verb branch fan (out) ray See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The pain was radiating down my arm. The sun radiates heat and light. Heat radiates from the sun. Recent Examples on the Web Verb Some people are simply the center of the wheel of their times, the hub from which spokes of connection radiate in every direction. Ty Burr, WSJ, 27 May 2022 Objects warmer than that will radiate heat to the skin; at high temperatures, this means that the skin will be receiving heat from the environment by direct radiation. The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Your face turns red because warm, oxygenated blood rushes to the surface of your skin, which helps heat radiate off of it and prevents you from overheating. Jenny Sugar, Outside Online, 26 Aug. 2022 Poland also plans to join the high-speed club with routes planned to radiate from Warsaw to Lodz, Wroclaw and Poznan. Ben Jones, CNN, 6 July 2022 Stuart, like the actor who portrays him, opened himself to Christ, and both men’s sincerity, humility, and devotion radiate from Father Stu, a stirring depiction of faith’s journey that will be spiritual balm for many of those who see it. Kyle Smith, National Review, 12 Apr. 2022 Chest pain is the classic symptom, but other symptoms associated with heart attacks can be much more subtle, such as a pressure or tightness within the chest that can sometimes radiate to the jaw, arms and back. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022 The test image, released to the public in March, showed a brilliant star that appeared to radiate light from six points, a feature of the telescope’s hexagonal mirrors. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 With the men gone, her ideas rip through masses of women eager to see power radiate through circles, rather than up ladders. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb Latin radiatus, past participle of radiare, from radius ray First Known Use Verb circa 1619, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Adjective 1668, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition radiate verb ra·di·ate ˈrā-dē-ˌāt radiated; radiating 1 : to send out rays : shine The sun was radiating in the sky. 2 : to come forth in the form of rays Light radiates from shining bodies. 3 : to go out in a direct line from a center Spokes radiate from the center of the wheel. 4 : to spread around from or as if from a center Word radiated that Royce McNabb had sent Ina-Rae Gage a valentine. Richard Peck, A Year Down Yonder 5 : to show very clearly She radiates confidence. Medical Definition radiate 1 of 2 verb ra·di·ate ˈrād-ē-ˌāt radiated; radiating intransitive verb : to issue in or as if in rays : spread from a central point back pain radiating to both upper legs Tony Miksanek transitive verb : irradiate radiate 2 of 2 adjective ra·di·ate ˈrād-ē-ət, -ē-ˌāt 1 : having rays or radial parts 2 : characterized by radial symmetry : radially symmetrical radiates verb present tense third-person singular of radiate 1 as in emanates to extend outwards from or as if from a central point the heat radiating from the fire the spokes of a bicycle wheel radiate from the hub towards the rim Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance emanates rays derives flows diverges branches stems diffuses dissipates disperses arises dispels proceeds splits divides separates spreads ramifies fans (out) scatters springs uncouples forks splays parts issues unlinks unyokes Antonyms & Near Antonyms focuses meets converges concentrates focusses approaches nears connects funnels unites centers (on) centralizes joins couples closes in (on) links See More 2 as in shines to emit rays of light fireflies give off their light by means of a chemical reaction that causes their abdomens to radiate Synonyms & Similar Words shines glows beams flashes rays gleams shimmers flickers glistens burns flares illumines sparkles glints irradiates glimmers illuminates scintillates twinkles glitters brightens lightens luminesces blazes lights dazzles flames glisters fires coruscates glares lusters sheens blinks spangles bedazzles winks winkles blinds dazes lustres beats (down) Antonyms & Near Antonyms darkens blackens lowers lours 3 as in emits to throw or give off the sun radiates tiny amounts of energy in the form of microwaves Synonyms & Similar Words emits emanates casts irradiates releases exhales expels evolves issues eliminates shoots exudes pours discharges oozes vents gives out erupts evacuates throws out excretes expires secretes sends (out) ejects gushes sprays squirts jets spews spouts spurts outpours Antonyms & Near Antonyms absorbs takes up inhales sucks (up) soaks (up) sponges
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