RADIATE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Radiate

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late 16th century: from Latin radiat- ‘emitted in rays’, from the verb radiare, from radius ‘ray, spoke’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈreɪdɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

emit (energy, especially light or heat) in the form of rays or waves

Short Definition:

emit energy in rays or waves

Examples:
  • the hot stars radiate energy
Definition:

diverge or spread from or as if from a central point

Short Definition:

diverge or spread from or as if from central point

Examples:
  • he ran down one of the passages that radiated from the room

Word: Radiate

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈreɪdɪət
Dialects: British English
Definition:

arranged in or having a radial pattern

Short Definition:

arranged in or having radial pattern

Examples:
  • the radiate crown

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