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radiate

verb
/ˈɹeɪdieɪt/

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”).

  1. learned borrowing from radiātus

Definitions

  1. To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.

    • Oban is not a terminus; its routes radiate by sea, rail and road.
    • Doncaster is a rail hub in every sense. Passenger lines radiate in six directions, there are freight lines that bypass the station, extensive freight yards, a major works, and a rolling stock depot.

  2. To emit rays or waves.

    • The stove radiates heat.

  3. To come out or proceed in rays or waves.

    • The heat radiates from a stove.
    • Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes.
    • She raised her head, and carefully opened her eyes again, staring directly into the orange glow radiating through the thick glass.
  4. ›+ 12 more definitions

    1. To illuminate.

    2. To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.

    3. To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.

      • Slim, sensual Richard Hell radiates a commanding coolness.

    4. To spread into new habitats, migrate.

    5. To broadcast by radio.

      • Programmes marked thus will be radiated by Droitwich, but not by London and North National transmitters.

    6. Radiating from a center

      Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.

      • a radiate crystal

    7. Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture

      Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture; (heraldry) radiant.

      • […] and (2) the radiate or Eastern crown, usually five rays being shown. The see of Ely bears the apocryphal coat of St. Ethelreda: gules, three open crowns or. Azure, three open crowns or, are the arms of[…]
      • On a wreath of the colors argent and tenné four lightning flashes barbed radiate pilewise of the first, a Roman helm or garnished gules.

    8. Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.

    9. Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.

    10. Having radial symmetry, like a sea star.

    11. Belonging to the Radiata.

    12. One of the Radiata.

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Derived

corradiate, radiator, reradiate, x-radiate, eradiate, biradiate, hexaradiate, multiradiate, nonradiate, octoradiate, pauciradiate, pentaradiate, quadriradiate, radiately, radiateness, radiatiform, semiradiate, sexradiate, subradiate, tetraradiate, triradiate

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at radiate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at radiate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at radiate

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA