v.
   - emit (light, heat, or other energy) in the form of rays or waves. 
▸be emitted in such a way.
 ▸display (a strong feeling or quality).
 - diverge from or as if from a central point. 
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[as adj. radiated]
 used in names of animals with markings arranged like rays.
 - Biology  (of an animal or plant group) evolve into a variety of forms.
 
adj.
 rare radial.
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  C17: from L. radiat-, radiare ‘emit in rays’, from radius ‘ray, spoke’.