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radiated Definition


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radiate
verb radiated, radiating
    1. To send out rays (of light, heat, electromagnetic radiation, etc).
    intr
    2. Said of light, heat, radiation, etc: to be emitted in rays.
      Thesaurus: shine, gleam, illuminate, emanate, beam, emit, diffuse, spread, scatter, disseminate, issue, proliferate, ramify.
    3. Said of a person: to manifestly exhibit (happiness, good health, etc).
      Example: radiate vitality
    tr & intr
    4. To spread or cause something to spread out from a central point as radii.
adj
    1. Having rays, radii or a radial structure.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin radiare, radiation to shine, emit rays.



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