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| ra·di·ate [ ráydee àyt ] |
verb (past and past participle ra·di·at·ed, present participle ra·di·at·ing, 3rd person present singular ra·di·ates) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb physics emit energy as rays or waves: to send out energy such as heat or light, in the form of rays or waves, or be sent out in this form
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2. transitive and intransitive verb show feeling or quality: to show a feeling or quality clearly through looks, speech, behavior, or content, or be shown in this way
  a popular speech that radiated goodwill and commitment
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3. transitive and intransitive verb spread from center: to spread out from a central point like rays, or cause something to spread out in this way
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4. intransitive verb biology develop and spread: to develop into several different forms capable of exploiting different resources or of living in different environments
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refers to animal and plant species
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1. with radiating parts: with, or in the form of, parts spreading out from a common center
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2. botany with petals radiating from center: describes a flower head that has petals radiating from a center, e.g. that of a daisy
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3. zoology with radially symmetrical body: used to describe the bodies of starfish and other vertebrate ocean organisms with body parts radiating from a common center
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4. with rays: surrounded or decorated with rays
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin radiat-, past participle of radiare "emit rays" < radius "ray"] |
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