radiate

/ˈreɪdieɪt/ verb

Definition

radiate from/out, etc › to spread out in all directions from a particular point: A number of roads radiate out from the centre.

EMOTION/QUALITY [T] › to show an emotion or quality in your face or behaviour: His face just radiates happiness.

HEAT/LIGHT [T] › to send out heat or light

(Definition of radiate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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