RADIATE Synonyms
There are 33 hypernyms of the word radiate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RADIATE
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| beam | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather • long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction • a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation • a column of light (as from a beacon) • (nautical) breadth amidships • the broad side of a ship • a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts verb • smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression • emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light • express with a beaming face or smile • broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television • have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink • experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion | ||||||||
| glow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an alert and refreshed state • light from nonthermal sources • the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised • a feeling of considerable warmth • a steady even light without flames • the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface • an appearance of reflected light verb • emit a steady even light without flames • have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink • shine intensely, as if with heat • be exuberant or high-spirited • experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion | ||||||||
| shine | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light verb • be bright by reflecting or casting light • emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light • be shiny, as if wet • be distinguished or eminent • be clear and obvious • have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink • throw or flash the light of (a lamp) • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly • experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion • make (a surface) shine | ||||||||
| diversify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make (more) diverse • spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate • vary in order to spread risk or to expand | ||||||||
| irradiate | verbv | |||||||
verb • give spiritual insight to; in religion • cast rays of light upon • expose to radiation | ||||||||
| radial | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or near the radius • relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius • issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light noun • pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing adjective satellite • arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center | ||||||||
| ray | nounn | |||||||
noun • a column of light (as from a beacon) • a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence • (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point • a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation • the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization • any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish • cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins verb • emit as rays • extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center • expose to radiation | ||||||||
| stellate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center | ||||||||
