Definition of radiates in English

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radiates, verb, present, 3rd person singular of radiate (infinitive).

WordNet

Verb radiates, radiating, radiated
radiate - cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating"
		cause to be perceived have perceptible qualities
		twinkle, blink, winkle, wink, flash emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
		glimmer, gleam appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"
		glow experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
radiate - send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat"
		give off, emit, give out have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"
radiate - 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"
		ray
		lead, extend, pass, go, run cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
radiate - issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat radiated from the metal box"
		egress, come forth, go forth, emerge, issue, come out happen or occur as a result of something
radiate - send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
		emit, pass off, breathe expel (gases or odors)
radiate - experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
		glow, beam, shine
		experience, feel go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
radiate - spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"
		diversify
		vary, alter, change make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
radiate - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
		glow, beam, shine
		seem, appear, look appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
Adjective radiate, radiater, radiatest
radiate - having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies
radiate - arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center; "radial symmetry"; "a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals"; "many cities show a radial pattern of main highways"
		radial, stellate

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Wiktionary

radiate (Noun)
One of the Radiata.
radiate (Verb)
To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
radiate (Verb)
To emit rays or waves.
radiate (Verb)
To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
radiate (Verb)
To illuminate.
radiate (Verb)
To expose to ionizing radiation , such as by radiography.
radiate (Verb)
To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
radiate (Verb)
To spread into new habitats, migrate.
radiate (Adjective)
Radiating from a center.
radiate (Adjective)
Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture.
radiate (Adjective)
Having parts radiating from the center, such as the petals in many flowers.
radiate (Adjective)
Having radial symmetry , such as a seastar.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

radiate (v. i.)
To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.
radiate (v. i.)
To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat.
radiate (v. t.)
To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat.
radiate (v. t.)
To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate.
radiate (a.)
Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate crystal.
radiate (a.)
Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc.
radiate (a.)
Belonging to the Radiata.
radiate (n.)
One of the Radiata.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

radiate
To emit rays or waves.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

radiate
rā′di-āt, v.i. to emit rays of light: to shine: to proceed in direct lines from any point or surface.—v.t. to send out in rays: to furnish with rays.—adjs. Rā′diāte, -d, formed of rays diverging from a centre: (bot.) consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular: (min.) having crystals diverging from a centre: belonging to the Radiata: in coins, represented with rays proceeding from a centre, as a head or bust.—adv. Rā′diately, in a radiate manner: with radiation from a centre.—adj. Rādiā′tiform, having the appearance of being radiate.—adv. Rā′diatingly.—n. Rādiā′tion, act of radiating: the emission and diffusion of rays of light or heat.—adj. Rā′diative.—n. Rā′diator, a body which radiates or emits rays of light or heat: a part of a heating apparatus for a room.—adj. Rā′diatory.—ns. Rādioflagell′ata, marine animalcules; Rā′diograph, an instrument by which solar radiation is measured.—adj. Rādiolā′rian, pertaining to the ooze at the bottom of the sea, composed of the shells of Radiolā′rians, a class of marine rhizopod Protozoa, so called from their having thread-like processes of living matter radiating outwards on all sides.—ns. Rādī′olus, one of the barbules of the main shaft of a feather; Rādiom′eter, an instrument consisting of four horizontal arms of very fine glass, carefully poised so as to revolve easily on a point, the whole contained in a glass vessel almost exhausted of air—the arms move round under light or heat, more or less swiftly according to the strength of the rays.—adj. Rādiomet′ric.—ns. Rādiomicrom′eter, an instrument for measuring very small amounts of heat; Rā′diophone, an instrument for producing or transmitting sound by heat-rays.—adj. Rādiophon′ic.—ns. Rādiophon′ics, Rā′diophony, the production of sound by radiant heat; Rā′dium, a rare element whose radiations act upon photographic plates and have properties like the X-rays