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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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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