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radiate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of radiate

1 to extend outwards from or as if from a central point

  • the heat radiating from the fire
  • the spokes of a bicycle wheel radiate from the hub towards the rim
Synonyms of radiate

branch, fan (out), ray
Words Related to radiate

diffuse, dispel, disperse, dissipate

fork, stem

diverge, divide, part, ramify, separate, split, uncouple, unlink, unyoke

scatter, splay, spread

arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, proceed, spring
Near Antonyms of radiate

approach, close in (on), near

center (on), centralize

connect, couple, join, link, unite
Antonyms of radiate

concentrate, converge, focus, funnel, meet

2 to emit rays of light

  • fireflies give off their light by means of a chemical reaction that causes their abdomens to radiate
Synonyms of radiate

beam, ray, shine
Words Related to radiate

blaze, burn, fire, flame, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, glow, luminesce, sheen, shimmer

blink, coruscate, flare, flash, flicker, luster (or lustre), scintillate, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink, winkle

beat (down), glare

brighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle
Near Antonyms of radiate

blacken, darken

lower (also lour)

3 to throw or give off

  • the sun radiates tiny amounts of energy in the form of microwaves
Synonyms of radiate

cast, discharge, emanate, emit, evolve, exhale, expel, expire [archaic], give out, irradiate, issue, release, send (out), shoot, throw out, vent
Words Related to radiate

eliminate, evacuate, excrete, exude, ooze, secrete

eject, erupt, gush, jet, outpour, pour, spew, spout, spray, spurt, squirt
Near Antonyms of radiate

absorb, inhale, soak (up), sponge, suck (up), take up

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