Radiate /(rā"dĭ*āt)/

imp. & p. p. Radiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Radiating

1. To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.

   Virtues shine more clear In them [kings], and radiate like the sun at noon.

2. To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat.

   Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes.

1. To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat.
2. To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate. [R.]

1. Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate crystal.
2. Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc. (Bot.)
3. Belonging to the Radiata. (Zool.)

1. One of the Radiata. (Zool.)