radiate
Other forms: radiating; radiated; radiates; radiately
When something radiates, it sends out waves or rays. The sun radiates light and warmth.
If your house has a radiator, that might help you remember this word, because the radiator radiates warmth. Radiating is a concept that applies to anything that emits rays or waves. People camping make a fire so it can radiate light and heat. Our bodies radiate some heat, but not nearly as much as something as hot as a stove. If a nuclear reactor is damaged, it could radiate dangerous nuclear energy — or radiation.
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send out rays or waves
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send out real or metaphoric rays
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cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays“The sun is radiating”
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blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle
gleam or glow intermittently
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gleam, glimmer
shine brightly, like a star or a light
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glow
emit a steady even light without flames
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flick, flicker
flash intermittently
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fluoresce
exhibit or undergo fluorescence
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flush
glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
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cause to be perceived
have perceptible qualities
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issue or emerge in rays or waves
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extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
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arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
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symmetric, symmetrical
having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
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symmetric, symmetrical
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having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies
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compound
composed of more than one part
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compound
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have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
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experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion“Her face radiated with happiness”
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experience, feel
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
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experience, feel
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spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
Vocabulary lists containing radiate
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