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radiate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin radiatus, past participle of radiare (“to radiate, furnish with spokes, give out rays, radiate, shine”), from radius (“a spoke, ray”).
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /??e?die?t/
- (adjective) IPA(key): /??e?die?t/, /??e?di.?t/
Verb
radiate (third-person singular simple present radiates, present participle radiating, simple past and past participle radiated)
- To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
- 1994, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Debates
- Oban is not a terminus; its routes radiate by sea, rail and road.
- 1994, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Debates
- (transitive) To emit rays or waves.
- The stove radiates heat.
- (intransitive) To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
- The heat radiates from a stove.
- 1706, John Locke, Elements of Natural Philosophy
- Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes.
- (transitive) To illuminate.
- To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
- (transitive) To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
- (ecology, intransitive) to spread into new habitats, migrate.
Synonyms
- (to expose to radiation): irradiate
Derived terms
- radiator
Related terms
- radiation
Translations
Adjective
radiate (comparative more radiate, superlative most radiate)
- Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
- a radiate crystal
- Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture.
- (botany) Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
- (botany) Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
- (biology) Having radial symmetry, like a seastar.
- (zoology) Belonging to the Radiata.
Translations
Noun
radiate (plural radiates)
- (zoology) One of the Radiata.
Related terms
- radial
- radiation
- radio
- radius
- ray
Further reading
- radiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- radiate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- radiate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- airdate, ardaite, tiaraed
Esperanto
Adverb
radiate
- present adverbial passive participle of radii
Italian
Verb
radiate
- second-person plural present subjunctive of radere
- second-person plural present indicative of radiare
- second-person plural imperative of radiare
- second-person plural present subjunctive of radiare
- feminine plural of radiato
Anagrams
- aderita, adirate, ardiate, datarie, daterai
Latin
Verb
radi?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of radi?
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glitter
English
Etymology
From Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitr?n? (“to glitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *??ley-.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??l?t?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /??l?t?/, [??l???]
- Rhymes: -?t?(r)
Noun
glitter (countable and uncountable, plural glitters)
- A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
- 1913, Mary Averill, Japanese flower arrangement Chapter 20
- This to them seems most like mother earth in color, and therefore best, as it is, to enhance the beauty of flowers instead of detracting from their exquisite shades. What a contrast to the glitter and show of our silver vases, which represent generally little else but their cost.
- 1841, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge Chapter 57
- As yet there had been no symptom of the news having any better foundation than in the fears of those who brought it, but The Boot had not been deserted five minutes, when there appeared, coming across the fields, a body of men who, it was easy to see, by the glitter of their arms and ornaments in the sun, and by their orderly and regular mode of advancing
- 1913, Mary Averill, Japanese flower arrangement Chapter 20
- A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
- (figuratively) Glitz.
Descendants
- ? Portuguese: glitter
- ? Spanish: glitter
Translations
Verb
glitter (third-person singular simple present glitters, present participle glittering, simple past and past participle glittered)
- To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
- a glittering sword
- the glittering ornaments on a Christmas tree
- The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.
- To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.
- the glittering scenes of a court
Derived terms
- all that glitters is not gold
Translations
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English glitter.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /??li.te?/
Noun
glitter m (uncountable)
- glitter (shiny, decorative dust)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English glitter.
Noun
glitter m (plural glitteres)
- glitter
Swedish
Etymology
Probably from Old Norse glitra.
Noun
glitter n (uncountable)
- glitter; a shiny, decorative adornment
Declension
Related terms
- glittra
- glittrig
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