Radiate word meaning and definition

[verb] send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
[verb] spread into new habitates and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"
[verb] issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat radiated from the metal box"
[verb] experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
[verb] cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating"
[verb] esp. of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
[verb] extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiates spines in all directions"
[verb] send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat"

\Ra"di*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Radiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Radiating}.] [L. radiatus, p. p. of radiare to furnish with spokes or rays, to radiate, fr. radius. See {Radius}, {Ray} a divergent line.] 1. To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine. Virtues shine more clear In them [kings], and radiant like the sun at noon. --Howell. 2. To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat. Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes. --Locke.
\Ra"di*ate\, v. t. 1. To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat. 2. To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate. [R.]
\Ra"di*ate\, a. [L. radiatus, p. p.] 1. Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate crystal. 2. (Bot.) Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Radiata.
\Ra"di*ate\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Radiata.

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