Ray (Verb)
Meaning 1
Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- Heat rays radiate outward from the warm stove in the room.
- This bright chandelier's light rays radiate in all directions, illuminating the dark hallway.
- Her infectious laughter radiated throughout the whole room, uplifting everyone's mood.
- Fear radiated from his body language as he spoke about his terrifying experience.
- The warm rays from the sun radiated inward through the cold chill of the forest.
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Meaning 2
Expose to radiation; "irradiate food".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Scientists used a special device to ray the food with ultraviolet light to extend its shelf life.
- X-ray radiation is used in medical treatments to kill cancer cells that have spread to other parts of the body.
- To kill bacteria and extend shelf life, the meat was briefly rayed with gamma rays.
- The doctors gave the patient a gamma-ray dose in a bid to destroy the tumors and stop their growth.
- The foods that were rayed with high-intensity ultraviolet light had longer shelf lives than the controls.
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Meaning 3
Emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- The new lighthouse rays a powerful beam to guide ships safely to shore.
- The scientist built a device that can ray ultraviolet light to help purify water.
- During the concert, the spotlight on stage rays a bright, colorful pattern across the audience.
- The tower's pinnacle rays a radio frequency signal that can be received for miles.
- Drones can ray high-resolution images and videos back to the ground station for analysis.