Ra"di*ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Radiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Radiating.] [L. radiatus, p. p. of radiare to furnish with spokes or rays, to radiate, fr. radius. See Radius, Ray a divergent line.]
1.
To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.
Virtues shine more clear
In them [kings], and radiant like the sun at noon.
Howell.
2.
To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat.
Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes.
Locke.
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Ra"di*ate, v. t.
1.
To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat.
2.
To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate.
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Ra"di*ate (?), a. [L. radiatus, p. p.]
1.
Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate crystal.
2. Bot.
Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc.
3. Zool.
Belonging to the Radiata.
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Ra"di*ate, n. Zool.
One of the Radiata.
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