radiate

Adjective
  1. Arranged like rays or radii;
    Radiating from a common center (synset 302381623)
    "radial symmetry"; "a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals"; "many cities show a radial pattern of main highways"
    similar to: symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
    same as: radial, stellate
  2. Having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies (synset 302181748)
    similar to: compound - composed of more than one part
Verb
  1. Send out rays or waves (synset 202773074)
    "The sun radiates heat"
    is a type of: emit, give off, give out - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
  2. Send out real or metaphoric rays (synset 200291925)
    "She radiates happiness"
    is a type of: breathe, emit, pass off - expel (gases or odors)
  3. Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center (synset 202692794)
    "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions"
    is a type of: extend, go, lead, pass, run - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    same as: ray
  4. Have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink (synset 202165960)
    "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
    is a type of: appear, look, seem - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
    same as: beam, glow, shine
  5. Cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays (synset 202164982)
    "The sun is radiating"
    is a type of: cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities
    subtypes:
  6. Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion (synset 201833689)
    "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
    is a type of: experience, feel - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
    same as: beam, glow, shine
  7. Issue or emerge in rays or waves (synset 200530662)
    "Heat radiated from the metal box"
    is a type of: come forth, come out, egress, emerge, go forth, issue - come out of
  8. Spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate (synset 200437621)
    "The plants on this island diversified"
    is a type of: alter, change, vary - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
    same as: diversify

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