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Past tense of radiate

regular verb

The past tense of radiate is radiated. The past participle is also radiated.

Forms of radiate

Base form (V1)radiate /ˈɹeɪdieɪt/
Past tense (V2)radiated
Past participle (V3)radiated
Present participleradiating
Third person singularradiates

Radiated in a sentence

  • Her face radiated joy. Her face radiated with joy.
  • Joy radiated from her face.
  • The effective radiated power is determined by multiplying the transmitter power output with the antenna gain.From the entry effective
  • Crest. - On a heart the Holy Dove displayed, argent, radiated or.2023 May 1, W. Sedgwick Saunders, A Catalogue of Engraved Portraits, Topographical Drawings and Prints, Coins, Gems, Autographs…. From the entry trundle
  • Like a ribbon of clotting blood, even the stones of the causeway radiated with pulsant light.2014, Karl Edward Wagner, Bloodstone. From the entry pulsant

Meaning of radiate

  1. verb To extend, be sent or spread out from a center like radii.
  2. verb To emit rays or waves.
  3. verb To come out or proceed in rays or waves.

Full definition of radiate

Questions about the past tense of radiate

What is the past tense of radiate?
The past tense of radiate is radiated.
What is the past participle of radiate?
The past participle of radiate is radiated.
Is radiate a regular or irregular verb?
Radiate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: radiate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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