radiate

About 1.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To extend, be sent or spread out from a center like radii.
2. verb To emit rays or waves.

   The stove radiates heat.

3. verb To come out or proceed in rays or waves.

   The heat radiates from a stove.

4. verb To illuminate.
5. verb To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
6. verb To manifest in a glowing manner.

   Her face radiated joy. Her face radiated with joy.

7. verb To manifest itself in a glowing manner.

   Joy radiated from her face.

8. verb To spread into new habitats, migrate.

Similar words

ray glow shine beam emit light irradiate transmit emit outward expose

Often followed by

from to in out the a heat into energy

Word family

radiated radiately radiates radiating