radiate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin radiatus, past participle of radiare (“to radiate, furnish with spokes, give out rays, radiate, shine”), from radius (“a spoke, ray”).
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪdieɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (adjective) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪdieɪt/, /ˈɹeɪdi.ət/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Verb
radiate (third-person singular simple present radiates, present participle radiating, simple past and past participle radiated)
- To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
- 1994, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Debates
- Oban is not a terminus; its routes radiate by sea, rail and road.
- 2021 May 19, Philip Haigh, “Doncaster enhancements relying on DfT approval”, in RAIL, number 931, page 30:
- Doncaster is a rail hub in every sense. Passenger lines radiate in six directions, there are freight lines that bypass the station, extensive freight yards, a major works, and a rolling stock depot.
- 1994, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Debates
- (transitive) To emit rays or waves.
- The stove radiates heat.
- (intransitive) To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
- The heat radiates from a stove.
- 1706, John Locke, Elements of Natural Philosophy
- Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes.
- 1988, Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, William Heinemann Ltd, page 139:
- She raised her head, and carefully opened her eyes again, staring directly into the orange glow radiating through the thick glass.
- (transitive) To illuminate.
- To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
- (transitive) To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
- (ecology, intransitive) to spread into new habitats, migrate.
Synonyms
- (to expose to radiation): irradiate
Derived terms
- radiator
Related terms
- radiation
Translations
to extend from a center
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to emit rays or waves
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to come out or proceed in rays
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to illuminate
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to expose to ionizing radiation
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to manifest in a glowing manner
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to spread into new habitats
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Adjective
radiate (comparative more radiate, superlative most radiate)
- Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
- a radiate crystal
- Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture.
- (botany) Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
- (botany) Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
- (biology) Having radial symmetry, like a seastar.
- (zoology) Belonging to the Radiata.
Translations
radiating from a center
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surrounded by rays
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having parts radiating from the center
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having radial symmetry
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Noun
radiate (plural radiates)
- (zoology) One of the Radiata.
Related terms
- radial
- radiation
- radio
- radius
- ray
Further reading
- radiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- radiate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- radiate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- airdate, ardaite, idea art, tiaraed
Esperanto
Adverb
radiate
- present adverbial passive participle of radii
Italian
Verb
radiate
- second-person plural present subjunctive of radere
Verb
radiate
- inflection of radiare:
- second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person plural imperative
Participle
radiate f pl
- feminine plural of radiato
Anagrams
- aderita, adirate, ardiate, datarie, daterai
Latin
Verb
radiāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of radiō