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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, adjective
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
reI
di
eIt
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| inflections: |
radiates, radiating, radiated |
| definition 1: |
to send forth rays or waves, as of heat or electromagnetic radiation.
The sun radiates, sending out both heat and light. |
| definition 2: |
to come forth in the form of rays or waves.
Light radiates from the sun.- synonyms:
- beam
- similar words:
- glow, shine, transmit
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| definition 3: |
to spread out in many directions from a center.
News of the royal birth radiated from the palace.Spokes radiate from the center of a bicycle wheel.- synonyms:
- diffuse, spread
- similar words:
- branch, circulate, disperse, diverge, fan out, shine
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| definition 4: |
to project cheer or good feeling.
The doctor's face radiated as he gave his cancer patient the good news.- synonyms:
- beam, glow
- similar words:
- effervesce, shine
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| related words: |
flame, glare, gleam, twinkle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to emit.
The sun radiates heat.The fire radiated warmth.
- synonyms:
- emit, irradiate, send, shed
- similar words:
- beam, exude, transmit
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| definition 2: |
to project in a radiant manner.
She radiated confidence as she walked in for her interview.The bride and groom radiated joy.- similar words:
- exude, ooze, project
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| definition 3: |
to spread out; diffuse.
Scandal sheets radiated gossip about the royal couple.- synonyms:
- diffuse, disperse, scatter
- similar words:
- circulate, spread
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| related words: |
scatter |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
reI
di
iht
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| definition: |
having rays that begin from a central point.
- synonyms:
- radial
- similar words:
- centrifugal, divergent
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The word radiate
contains the following parts:
radi
Latin
root
that means ray, spoke
  Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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