radiate

• POS: Adjective, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ra=di=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

radiate, v. i. [L. radiatus, p. p. of radiare to furnish with spokes or rays, to radiate, fr. radius ray. See Radius, Ray a divergent line.].

•  To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.  [1913 Webster]

  "Virtues shine more clear
  In them [kings], and radiate like the sun at noon."  [1913 Webster]
•  To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat.  [1913 Webster]

  "Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes."  [1913 Webster]

radiate, v. t. 

•  To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat.  [1913 Webster]
•  To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate.  [1913 Webster]

radiate, a. [L. radiatus, p. p.].

•  Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate crystal.  [1913 Webster]
•  Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc.  [1913 Webster]
•  Belonging to the Radiata.  [1913 Webster]

radiate, n. 

 One of the Radiata.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

radiate, v. & adj.
--v.
1 intr. a emit rays of light, heat, or other electromagnetic waves. b (of light or heat) be emitted in rays.
2 tr. emit (light, heat, or sound) from a centre.
3 tr. transmit or demonstrate (life, love, joy, etc.) (radiates happiness).
4 intr. & tr. diverge or cause to diverge or spread from a centre.
5 tr. (as radiated adj.) with parts arranged in rays.
--adj. having divergent rays or parts radially arranged.

Derivative

radiately adv. radiative adj.

Etymology

L radiare radiat- (as RADIUS)

THESAURUS

radiate

be bright, beacon, beam, bedazzle, bestrew, blaze, blind, broadcast, burn, circulate, circumfuse, coruscate, daze, dazzle, deal out, diffract, diffuse, diffuse light, dispense, disperse, dispread, disseminate, distribute, diverge, emanate, emit, fan out, flame, flare, flash, fulgurate, give light, give off, give out, glance, glare, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, incandesce, irradiate, issue, jam, luster, newscast, overscatter, oversow, overspread, propagate, publish, radio, radiobroadcast, ray, retail, scatter, scintillate, send, send out, send out rays, shed, shimmer, shine, shine brightly, shoot, shoot out rays, shortwave, sign off, sign on, sow, sow broadcast, sparkle, splay, sportscast, spread, spread out, strew, transmit, twinkle, utter, wireless

ROGET THESAURUS

radiate

Preservation

VB preserve, maintain, keep, sustain, support, hold, keep up, keep alive, refrigerate, keep on ice, not willingly let die, bank up, nurse, save, rescue, be safe, make safe, take care of, guard, stare super antiquas vias, hold one's own, hold one's ground, stand one's ground, embalm, cure, salt, pickle, season, kyanize, bottle, pot, tin, can, sterilize, pasteurize, radiate, dry, lyophilize, freeze- dry, concentrate, evaporate, freeze, quick-freeze, deep-freeze, husband.

Divergence

VB diverge, divaricate, radiate, ramify, branch off, glance off, file off, fly off, fly off at a tangent, spread, scatter, disperse, deviate, part.

Light

VB shine, glow, glitter, glister, glisten, twinkle, gleam, flare, flare up, glare, beam, shimmer, glimmer, flicker, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, flash, blaze, be bright, reflect light, daze, dazzle, bedazzle, radiate, shoot out beams, fulgurate, clear up, brighten, lighten, enlighten, levin, light, light up, irradiate, shine upon, give out a light, hang out a light, cast light upon, cast light in, throw light upon, throw light in, shed light upon, shed luster upon, illume, illumine, illuminate, relume, strike a light, kindle.