RADIATE
(verb) send out real or metaphoric rays
"She radiates happiness"
(verb) spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
"The plants on this island diversified"
synonyms : diversify(verb) issue or emerge in rays or waves
"Heat radiated from the metal box"
(verb) 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"
synonyms : beam , glow , shine(verb) cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
"The sun is radiating"
(verb) have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
"Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
synonyms : beam , glow , shine(verb) 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"
synonyms : ray(verb) send out rays or waves
"The sun radiates heat"
(adj.) having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : radial , stellate
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


