definition of
radiate

[1] #1 radiate v. send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat". wn

[2] #2 radiate v. send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness". wn

[3] #3 radiate s. [radial, stellate] arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center; "radial symmetry"; "a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals"; "many cities show a radial pattern of main highways". wn

[4] #4 radiate s. having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies. wn

[5] #5 radiate v. [ray] extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions". wn