radiate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To send out heat, light, or energy.

   The old stove radiated warmth across the whole room.

2. 2
   verb

   To spread out from a central point.

   Several narrow streets radiate from the town square.

3. 3
   verb

   To clearly show a strong feeling or quality.

   She walked onto the stage radiating confidence.

Learned borrowing from Latin radiātus, perfect passive participle of radiō (“to radiate, furnish with spokes, give out rays, radiate, shine”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from radius (“a spoke, ray”).

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