Meaning & use
radiates
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Gives off energy, such as heat or light, in rays, or spreads outward from a central point.
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The old stove radiates heat throughout the kitchen.
Confidence radiates from her whenever she speaks in public.
A note on using this word
Used both literally, in physics, and figuratively, to describe qualities like confidence or warmth.
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absorbs
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