radiate

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɹeɪdieɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #33673

Meanings

1

verb
To send out heat, light, or energy.

The old stove radiated warmth across the whole room.
2

verb
To spread out from a central point.

Several narrow streets radiate from the town square.
3

verb
To clearly show a strong feeling or quality.

She walked onto the stage radiating confidence.

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Synonyms

2 verb · to spread out from a... ray

Word family

Forms radiatedradiatesradiating

Derived forms biradiatecorradiateeradiatehexaradiatemultiradiatenonradiateoctoradiatepauciradiatepentaradiatequadriradiateradiatelyradiateness

Related forms radial radiation radiative radio radius ray

Etymology

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”).

radiātus Latin

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# radiate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹeɪdieɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 33673

## Meanings
1. To send out heat, light, or energy.
2. To spread out from a central point.
3. To clearly show a strong feeling or quality.

## Examples
- The old stove radiated warmth across the whole room.
- Several narrow streets radiate from the town square.
- She walked onto the stage radiating confidence.

## Derived Forms
- biradiate
- corradiate
- eradiate
- hexaradiate
- multiradiate
- nonradiate
- octoradiate
- pauciradiate
- pentaradiate
- quadriradiate
- radiately
- radiateness

## Related Forms
- radial
- radiation
- radiative
- radio
- radius
- ray

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: radiātus

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Radiate is a 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”). Modern senses include to send out heat, light, or energy. and to spread out from a central point.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as biradiate, corradiate, eradiate, hexaradiate, multiradiate, and nonradiate and related forms such as radial, radiation, radiative, and radio.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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