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’.