emanate
[ em-uh-neyt ]
/ ˈɛm əˌneɪt /
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.
verb (used with object), em·a·nat·ed, em·a·nat·ing.
to send forth; emit.
QUIZZES
WHO SAID IT: A QUIZ ON PRESIDENTIAL WIT AND WISDOM
Think you know your presidents? Take this quiz and see if you can match the style, wit, and ideology of these memorable lines to the right POTUS.
Question 1 of 9
“I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right. I do believe that right makes might and that if I am wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference.”
Origin of emanate
synonym study for emanate
1. See emerge.
OTHER WORDS FROM emanate
Words nearby emanate
emacs, emagram, email, emalangeni, emanant, emanate, emanation, emancipate, emancipated, emancipation, emancipationist
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for emanate
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
Derived forms of emanate
emanative (ˈɛmənətɪv), adjectiveemanator, nounemanatory (ˈɛməˌneɪtərɪ, -trɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for emanate
C18: from Latin ēmānāre to flow out, from mānāre to flow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012