Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to radiate
Participle: radiated
Gerund: radiating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | radiate |
| you | radiate |
| he;she;it | radiates |
| we | radiate |
| you | radiate |
| they | radiate |
Perfect
| I | have radiated |
| you | have radiated |
| he;she;it | has radiated |
| we | have radiated |
| you | have radiated |
| they | have radiated |
Past
| I | radiated |
| you | radiated |
| he;she;it | radiated |
| we | radiated |
| you | radiated |
| they | radiated |
Pluperfect
| I | had radiated |
| you | had radiated |
| he;she;it | had radiated |
| we | had radiated |
| you | had radiated |
| they | had radiated |
Future
| I | will radiate |
| you | will radiate |
| he;she;it | will radiate |
| we | will radiate |
| you | will radiate |
| they | will radiate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have radiated |
| you | will have radiated |
| he;she;it | will have radiated |
| we | will have radiated |
| you | will have radiated |
| they | will have radiated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | radiate |
| you | radiate |
| he;she;it | radiate |
| we | radiate |
| you | radiate |
| they | radiate |
Perfect
| I | have radiated |
| you | have radiated |
| he;she;it | have radiated |
| we | have radiated |
| you | have radiated |
| they | have radiated |
Imperfect
| I | radiated |
| you | radiated |
| he;she;it | radiated |
| we | radiated |
| you | radiated |
| they | radiated |
Pluperfect
| I | had radiated |
| you | had radiated |
| he;she;it | had radiated |
| we | had radiated |
| you | had radiated |
| they | had radiated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would radiate |
| you | would radiate |
| he;she;it | would radiate |
| we | would radiate |
| you | would radiate |
| they | would radiate |
Perfect
| I | would have radiated |
| you | would have radiated |
| he;she;it | would have radiated |
| we | would have radiated |
| you | would have radiated |
| they | would have radiated |
Imperative
| you | radiate |
| we | Let's radiate |
| you | radiate |
Verbs conjugated like 'radiate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'radiate'
adiate,
eradiate,
radicate,
aviate,
eradicate,
erudiate,
fafiate,
gafiate,
gladiate,
gradate,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin radiātus, perfect passive participle of radiō (“to radiate, furnish with spokes, give out rays, radiate, shine”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from radius (“a spoke, ray”).
Verbs referencing "radiate"
Ido radiar, Spanish
rayar.
Sample Sentences
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Crewe North Motive Power Depot is to be modernised completely. This includes the provision of a new coaling plant, ash handling plant, and two new locomotive sheds of the latest roundhouse type, each with 32 roads radiating from a 70-ft. dia. turntable. [1948 November and December, “Crewe M.P.D. to be Modernised”, in Railway Magazine, page 372:]
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Oban is not a terminus; its routes radiate by sea, rail and road. [1994, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Debates:]
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Doncaster is a rail hub in every sense. Passenger lines radiate in six directions, there are freight lines that bypass the station, extensive freight yards, a major works, and a rolling stock depot. [2021 May 19, Philip Haigh, “Doncaster enhancements relying on DfT approval”, in RAIL, number 931, page 30:]
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The stove radiates heat.
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The heat radiates from a stove.
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Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes. [1706, John Locke, Elements of Natural Philosophy:]
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She raised her head, and carefully opened her eyes again, staring directly into the orange glow radiating through the thick glass. [1988, Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, William Heinemann Ltd, page 139:]
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Her face radiated joy. Her face radiated with joy.
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Slim, sensual Richard Hell radiates a commanding coolness. [1978 August 19, Harold Pickett, “New York, New York”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 8:]
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Joy radiated from her face.
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Something radiated from him like a sheen: a drive, a self assurance, a fixity of purpose. [2026 February 17, Hugh Muir, “A historic force to be reckoned with, a giant to be mourned. Our panel pays tribute to the Rev Jesse Jackson”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Jun 2026:]
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Programmes marked thus will be radiated by Droitwich, but not by London and North National transmitters. [1938, Radio Times, volume 59, number 761, page 25:]