RADIATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RADIATE?

Need another word that means the same as “radiate”? Find 33 synonyms and 30 related words for “radiate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Radiate” are: diversify, ray, beam, glow, shine, emit, give off, give out, send forth, send out, discharge, scatter, diffuse, be diffused, emanate, display, show, exhibit, demonstrate, spread out, fan, fan out, ray out, branch, branch off, branch out, diverge, extend, separate, split off, issue, radial, stellate

Radiate as a Verb

Definitions of "Radiate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “radiate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Send out rays or waves.
• Cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays.
• Send out real or metaphoric rays.
• (of an animal or plant group) evolve into a variety of forms adapted to new ways of life.
• (of a feeling or quality) emanate clearly from.
• Spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate.
• Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion.
• Diverge or spread from or as if from a central point.
• Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center.
• (of a person) clearly emanate (a strong feeling or quality) through their expression or bearing.
• Issue or emerge in rays or waves.
• (of light, heat, or other energy) be emitted in the form of rays or waves.
• Emit (energy, especially light or heat) in the form of rays or waves.
• Have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink.

Synonyms of "Radiate" as a verb (31 Words)

be diffused	Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun.
beam	Express with a beaming face or smile. The satellite beamed back radio signals to scientists on Earth.
branch	Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. The branching heads of large yellow daisies.
branch off	Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures.
branch out	Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures.
demonstrate	Show (a feeling or quality) by one’s actions. Thousands demonstrated in favour of the government.
diffuse	Spread or diffuse through. Oxygen molecules diffuse across the membrane.
discharge	Go off or discharge. Discharge one s duties.
display	Attract attention by displaying some body part or posing of animals. The palace used to display a series of tapestries.
diverge	(of a series) increase indefinitely as more of its terms are added. Their interests diverged.
diversify	Spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate. New plants will diversify the habitat.
emanate	Originate from; be produced by. Water emanates from this hole in the ground.
emit	Produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation. She emitted a sound like laughter.
exhibit	Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. She was invited to exhibit at several French museums.
extend	Continue or extend. The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk.
fan	Strike out (a batter. He had fanned 37 times in 83 at bats.
fan out	Make (an emotion) fiercer.
give off	Inflict as a punishment.
give out	Cause to happen or be responsible for.
glow	Have an intense colour and a slight shine. A fluorescent screen glowed a faint green colour.
issue	Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale. Licences were issued indiscriminately to any company.
ray	Emit as rays. That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky.
ray out	Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center.
scatter	Sow by scattering. His family are hoping to scatter his ashes at sea.
send forth	Cause to go somewhere.
send out	Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.
separate	Separate into parts or portions. We cannot separate his thinking from his activity.
shine	Make a surface shine. His shoes were shined to perfection.
show	Show in or as in a picture. Every salesperson should show an ID card.
split off	Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.
spread out	Spread out or open from a closed or folded state.

Usage Examples of "Radiate" as a verb

• The continual stream of energy that radiates from the sun.
• This plants radiate spines in all directions.
• She radiates happiness.
• The sun radiates heat.
• He ran down one of the passages that radiated from the room.
• The hot stars radiate energy.
• Heat radiated from the metal box.
• Leadership and confidence radiate from her.
• Spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel.
• She lifted her chin, radiating defiance.
• Her face radiated with happiness.

Radiate as an Adjective

Definitions of "Radiate" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “radiate” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center.
• Arranged in or having a radial pattern.
• Having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies.

Synonyms of "Radiate" as an adjective (2 Words)

radial	Arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center. Many cities show a radial pattern of main highways.
stellate	Arranged in a radiating pattern like that of a star. A stellate pattern of strands.

Usage Examples of "Radiate" as an adjective

• The radiate crown.

Associations of "Radiate" (30 Words)

beam	An oscillating shaft which transmits the vertical piston movement of a beam engine to the crank or pump. The detector simply pinpoints the radar beams that other ships transmit.
blast	A destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion. The gunman blasted away.
burn	Burn sear or freeze tissue using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent. Burn garbage.
burst	Burst outward usually with noise. He was bursting with joy and excitement.
detonate	Explode or cause to explode. A trigger that can detonate nuclear weapons.
effusion	Flow under pressure. A massive effusion of poisonous gas.
emanate	Give out (breath or an odor. The proposals emanated from a committee.
emit	Give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits.
exhale	Give out (breath or an odor. The jungle exhaled mists of early morning.
explosion	The noise caused by an explosion. The explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children.
exude	(of a place) have a strong atmosphere of. Exude sweat through the pores.
fire	Destroy by fire. He fired off a letter informing her that he regarded the matter with the utmost seriousness.
firework	A device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. A firework display.
fission	Chiefly of atoms undergo fission. The party dissolved into fission and acrimony.
fume	Treat with fumes expose to fumes especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests. The fumed oak sideboard.
grenade	A small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically.
implode	Burst inward. The bottle imploded.
irradiate	Expose to radiation. Irradiate food.
lava	Rock that in its molten form as magma issues from volcanos lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface. Porphyritic lavas.
nebula	An immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space.
ooze	Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings. I picked a fruit and watched the ooze of fig milk from the stem.
pyrotechnics	A brilliant performance or display of a specified skill. He thrilled his audience with vocal pyrotechnics.
radiation	Syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation e g exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair greater exposure can cause sterility. Ultraviolet and infrared radiations.
radio	An apparatus capable of both receiving and transmitting radio messages between individuals ships planes etc. Radiochemistry.
radioactive	Exhibiting or caused by radioactivity. Radioactive isotope.
radioactivity	The spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay. An escape of radioactivity.
ray	Emit as rays. Delicate lines rayed out at each corner of her eyes.
release	Release gas or energy as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition. Growth hormone is released into the blood during sleep.
smoke	Emit smoke or visible vapour. I got smoked in that fight.
supernova	A star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process.