radiate
verb/ˈreɪdieɪt/
/ˈreɪdieɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they radiate | /ˈreɪdieɪt/ /ˈreɪdieɪt/ |
| he / she / it radiates | /ˈreɪdieɪts/ /ˈreɪdieɪts/ |
| past simple radiated | /ˈreɪdieɪtɪd/ /ˈreɪdieɪtɪd/ |
| past participle radiated | /ˈreɪdieɪtɪd/ /ˈreɪdieɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form radiating | /ˈreɪdieɪtɪŋ/ /ˈreɪdieɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] if a person radiates a particular quality or emotion, or if it radiates from them, people can see it very clearly
- radiate something He radiated self-confidence and optimism.
- radiate from somebody the energy that seemed to radiate from her
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- [transitive, intransitive] if something radiates heat, light or energy or heat, etc. radiates from it, the heat is sent out in all directions synonym give off something
- radiate something The hot stars radiate energy.
- radiate (from something) Heat radiates from the stove.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of lines, etc.) to spread out in all directions from a central point
- Five roads radiate from the square.
- The pain started in my stomach and radiated all over my body.
- the paths radiating out from the village
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin radiat- ‘emitted in rays’, from the verb radiare, from radius ‘ray, spoke’.
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