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Radiate

verb/ɹˈeɪdɪˌeɪt/
Definition
send out rays or waves
send out real or metaphoric rays
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈeɪdɪˌeɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈeɪdɪˌeɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈeɪdɪˌeɪt/
2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈeɪdɪˌeɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbsend out rays or waves
“The sun radiates heat”
verbsend out real or metaphoric rays
“She radiates happiness”
verbextend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
“spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel”
verbhave a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
“Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna”
verbcause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
“The sun is radiating”
verbexperience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
“She was beaming with joy”
verbissue or emerge in rays or waves
“Heat radiated from the metal box”
verbspread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
“The plants on this island diversified”
adjectivearranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
“radial symmetry”
adjectivehaving rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies
Word Forms
radiantadjectiveradiating or as if radiating light
radiationnounenergy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
radiancynounthe quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
radiancenounthe quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
raynoun(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
glownounan appearance of reflected light
radiatornounany object that radiates energy
diversificationnounthe condition of being varied
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
strahlen
Strahlen oder Wellen aussenden
🇫🇷French
rayonner
envoyer des rayons ou des ondes
🇪🇸Spanish
irradiar
enviar rayos u ondas
🇮🇹Italian
irradiare
emettere raggi o onde
🇳🇱Dutch
uitstralen
stralen of golven uitzenden
🇵🇹Portuguese
irradiar
enviar raios ou ondas
🇷🇺Russian
излучать
посылать лучи или волны
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विकीर्ण
किरणें या तरंगें भेजना
🇧🇩Bengali
বিকিরণ
রশ্মি বা তরঙ্গ পাঠান
🇮🇳Tamil
கதிர்வீச்சு
கதிர்கள் அல்லது அலைகளை அனுப்பவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రసరించు
కిరణాలు లేదా తరంగాలను పంపండి
🇮🇳Marathi
विकिरण
किरण किंवा लाटा पाठवा
🇮🇳Gujarati
રેડિયેટ
કિરણો અથવા તરંગો મોકલો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೊರಸೂಸುತ್ತವೆ
ಕಿರಣಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಅಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രസരിപ്പിക്കുക
കിരണങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തരംഗങ്ങൾ അയയ്ക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰੇਡੀਏਟ
ਕਿਰਨਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਲਹਿਰਾਂ ਭੇਜੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
تابکاری
شعاعیں یا لہریں بھیجیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
辐射
发出射线或波
🇯🇵Japanese
放射する
光線または波を送る
🇰🇷Korean
방사하다
광선이나 파동을 보내다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tỏa ra
phát ra tia hoặc sóng
🇹🇭Thai
เปล่ง
ส่งรังสีหรือคลื่นออกไป
🇮🇩Indonesian
memancarkan
memancarkan sinar atau gelombang
🇵🇭Filipino
magningning
magpadala ng mga sinag o alon
🇲🇾Malay
memancar
menghantar sinar atau gelombang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تشع
إرسال الأشعة أو الموجات
🇮🇷Persian
تابش می کند
پرتوها یا امواج را بفرستید
🇹🇷Turkish
yaymak
ışınlar veya dalgalar göndermek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִקְרוֹן
לשלוח קרניים או גלים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'radiate'?
The primary meaning of 'radiate' is 'send out rays or waves'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'radiate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'radiate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'radiate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'radiate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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