What does radiate mean?
Word: Radiate
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Radiate means to send out light or heat in every direction; also, to show a feeling such as joy very clearly.
Synonyms: give off, send out
How do you spell radiate?
Syllables: ra - di - ate
Tricky part: The i after the d is easy to lose because it runs into the next vowel. Students write radate or radeate.
Watch out for: radate, radeate
Memory tip: Radio keeps the same letters at the start: radi-o, radi-ate. The i after the d is the one to hold on to.
Radiate in a sentence
Example 1: The stove radiates heat across the whole kitchen.
Example 2: Her face radiated joy when she saw her grandparents at the station.
Example 3: Spokes radiate from the centre of a cycle wheel.
Fun Fact
The warmth you feel from the Sun on your face has radiated across about 150 million kilometres of empty space to reach you.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
radiate
a) glow
b) emit
c) beam
d) absorb
Show answer
d) absorb. A heater radiates warmth outwards, while a sponge absorbs water inwards.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
edrtiaa
a) radiate
b) mediate
c) tirade
d) dilate
Show answer
a) radiate. There are two a letters in the jumble, more than tirade, mediate or dilate can use.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) sparkle
b) illuminate
c) radiate
d) glisen
Show answer
d) glisen. Glisten keeps a silent t, as listen does.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
radiatte
a) e
b) a
c) d
d) t
Show answer
d) t. The ending is ate with one t, the same as in late.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When a heater radiates warmth, the warmth ____.
a) moves only upwards
b) turns into water
c) stays inside the heater
d) spreads out in all directions
Show answer
d) spreads out in all directions
2. Her smile seemed to radiate happiness. This means her happiness ____.
a) was kept a secret
b) showed clearly to everyone
c) faded away quickly
d) was hidden from view
Show answer
b) showed clearly to everyone
