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/ˈɹeɪdi.ət/ · ra·di·ate
verb
- To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii. The city's population radiates outwards from the central business district.
- To emit rays or waves. The stove radiates heat.
- To come out or proceed in rays or waves. The heat radiates from a stove.
adjective
- Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated. A radiate crystal is a type of crystal with rays or parts diverging from its center.
- Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture. The painting depicts the saint radiate with divine light.
- Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers. The flower's petals radiate from its center, forming a beautiful pattern.
Did you know? The word 'radiate' is often used in scientific contexts to describe the emission of energy or particles from a source, such as a star or a radioactive material.