radiate
v.
glow, beam; emit light or radiation; convey joy or happiness; spread out from a central point
radiating
Adjective
1. diverging from a common point
(synonym) radiating(a)
(similar) divergent, diverging
radiate
Verb
1. send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat"
(hypernym) emit, give out, give off
(derivation) radiation
2. send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
(hypernym) emit, breathe, pass off
3. extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiates spines in all directions"
(synonym) ray
(hypernym) run, go, pass, lead, extend
(derivation) radiation
4. especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
(synonym) glow, beam, shine
(hypernym) look, appear, seem
5. cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating"
(hypernym) cause to be perceived
(hyponym) flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
(derivation) radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
6. experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
(synonym) glow, beam, shine
(hypernym) feel, experience
(derivation) radiance
7. issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat radiated from the metal box"
(hypernym) issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
(derivation) radiator
8. spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"
(synonym) diversify
(hypernym) change, alter, vary
(derivation) radiation
Radiating
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Radiate
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
radiating
Synonyms and related words:
approaching, asymptotic, centripetal, centrolineal, concurrent, confluent, confocal, connivent, converging, focal, meeting, mutually approaching, radial, radiate, radiated, radiative, rayed, tangent, tangential, uniting
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Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
RADIATING
IRRADIANDO. DIFFONDENDO. EMANANDO. PERMEANDO