glow vs radiate

glow is a noun but radiate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
glow	Yes	No	Yes	No
radiate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, glow and radiate are synonyms defined as:

glow and radiate: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

Other synonyms of glow include beam, shine.

As verbs, radiate is a hypernym of glow; that is, radiate is a word with a broader meaning than glow:

As verbs, glow and radiate are synonyms defined as:

glow and radiate: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

Other synonyms of glow include beam, shine.

glow (noun)	radiate (noun)
light from nonthermal sources
an appearance of reflected light
a feeling of considerable warmth
the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
a steady even light without flames
an alert and refreshed state

glow (adjective)	radiate (adjective)
	having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies
	arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center

glow (verb)	radiate (verb)
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion	send out real or metaphoric rays; the children radiated joyous energy
be exuberant or high-spirited	issue or emerge in rays or waves
emit a steady even light without flames	spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink	experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
shine intensely, as if with heat	cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
	have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
	extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
	send out rays or waves