v. t.
a. [ L. radiatus, p. p. ]
n. (Zool.) One of the Radiata. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Virtues shine more clear
In them [ kings ], and radiate like the sun at noon. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
adv. In a radiate manner; with radiation or divergence from a center. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Having the principal veins radiating, or diverging, from the apex of the petiole; -- said of such leaves as those of the grapevine, most maples, and the castor-oil plant. [ 1913 Webster ]