radiateEnglishOxford American Thesaurusradiate verb 1 the hot stars radiate energy: emit, give off/out, send out/forth, discharge, scatter, diffuse; shed, cast, beam out. 2 a faint light radiated from the cage: shine, be diffused, beam, emanate. 3 their faces radiate interest and hope: display, show, exhibit, demonstrate; transmit, emanate, breathe, be a/the picture of. 4 four spokes radiate from the hub: spread out, fan (out), ray (out), branch (out/off), diverge, extend, separate, split off, issue; technical divaricate, ramify.