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ERADIATE
Etymology
Adjective
eradiate (not comparable)
(botany) Said of several types of capitulum that do not have petal-like florets.
Verb
eradiate (third-person singular simple present eradiates, present participle eradiating, simple past and past participle eradiated)
(intransitive) To spread out light rays in all directions.
(intransitive) To shoot out like a ray of light.
Anagrams
• aeriated, raadeite
Source: Wiktionary
E*ra"di*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Eradiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Eradiating.] Etym: [Pref. e- + radiate.]
Definition: To shoot forth, as rays of light; to beam; to radiate. Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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