radiate
IPA: rˈeɪdiʌt
noun
- (zoology) One of the Radiata.
verb
- To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
- (transitive) To emit rays or waves.
- (intransitive) To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
- (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.
adjective
- Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
- Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture; (heraldry) radiant.
- (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.
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Examples of "radiate" in Sentences
- The murmur usually radiates to the axilla.
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