ra·di·ate
ˈrā-dē-ˌāt 
radiated; radiating
1
: to proceed in a direct line from or toward a center
2
: to send out rays : shine brightly
3
a
: to issue in or as if in rays
b
: to evolve by adaptive radiation
1
: to send out in or as if in rays
2
3
: to spread abroad or around as if from a center
radiately
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of radiate in a Sentence
Verb
The pain was radiating down my arm.
The sun radiates heat and light.
Heat radiates from the sun.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
The sky radiated shades of orange and yellow, of purple and blue.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
The place was a panopticon: dorms and common spaces radiating out in spokes from a central nurse’s station, where a portrait of Freud kept a watchful eye over all the patients.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 20 July 2024
But to finally pull between warehouses and into the brewery parking lot, the glow of garden lights strung over the patio, energetic shadows radiating from the doorway, feels revelatory and exotic.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
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Verb
Néstor Carbonell The first-time nominee (!) radiates hilarious swagger and swashbuckling charm as Shōgun's Vasco Rodrigues, a mercenary sailor who helped stranded British sailor John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) acclimate to Japanese culture.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
The sky radiated shades of orange and yellow, of purple and blue.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
The place was a panopticon: dorms and common spaces radiating out in spokes from a central nurse’s station, where a portrait of Freud kept a watchful eye over all the patients.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 20 July 2024
But to finally pull between warehouses and into the brewery parking lot, the glow of garden lights strung over the patio, energetic shadows radiating from the doorway, feels revelatory and exotic.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
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radiate
1 of 2 verb
ra·di·ate
ˈrād-ē-ˌāt
radiated; radiating
: to issue in or as if in rays : spread from a central point
back pain radiating to both upper legs—Tony Miksanek
Tony Miksanekradiate
2 of 2 adjective
ra·di·ate
ˈrād-ē-ət, -ē-ˌāt
1
: having rays or radial parts
2
: characterized by radial symmetry : radially symmetrical
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