emanate
[ em-uh-neyt ]
verb (used without object),em·a·nat·ed, em·a·nat·ing.
to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.
Origin of emanate
1Other words for emanate
Other words from emanate
- em·a·na·tive, adjective
- em·a·na·tor, noun
- em·a·na·to·ry [em-uh-nuh-tawr-ee], /ˈɛm ə nəˌtɔr i/, adjective
- re·em·a·nate, verb (used without object), re·em·a·nat·ed, re·em·a·nat·ing.
- un·em·a·na·tive, adjective
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How to use emanate in a sentence
An Emanative Effect is co-existent with the very substance of that which is said to be the Cause thereof.
But the emanative theory is one into which a mind absorbed in contemplation may very naturally fall.
British Dictionary definitions for emanate
emanate
/ (ˈɛməˌneɪt) /
verb
(intr often foll by from) to issue or proceed from or as from a source
(tr) to send forth; emit
Origin of emanate
1C18: from Latin ēmānāre to flow out, from mānāre to flow
Derived forms of emanate
- emanative (ˈɛmənətɪv), adjective
- emanator, noun
- emanatory (ˈɛməˌneɪtərɪ, -trɪ), adjective
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