emanate

[em-uh-neyt]

verb (used without object)

emanated, emanating 

1. to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.

   Synonyms: flow, spring, arise

verb (used with object)

emanated, emanating 

1. to send forth; emit.

emanate

/ ˈɛməˌneɪtərɪ, ˈɛməˌneɪt, -trɪ, ˈɛmənətɪv /

verb

1. to issue or proceed from or as from a source

2. (tr) to send forth; emit

Other Word Forms

• emanative adjective
• emanator noun
• emanatory adjective
• reemanate verb (used without object)
• unemanative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emanate¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from Latin ēmānātus “having flowed out” (past participle of ēmānāre ), equivalent to ē- “out of, from” + mān-, stem of mānāre “to flow, trickle” + -ātus adjective suffix; e- ¹, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of emanate¹

C18: from Latin ēmānāre to flow out, from mānāre to flow

Example Sentences

For all that Ella McCay goes through, in the end there is still a sense of hope and uplift, an aspiration for something better, emanating from the movie.

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Regulators found explosive levels of methane emanating from many other landfills across the state.

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In one case, researchers saw a large methane plume appear to emanate from Newby Island Landfill in San José and drift into a nearby residential neighborhood.

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A faint hum emanates from the dark metal.

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First she went back to the parlor, from which a strained, piggylike squealing sound continued to emanate at regular intervals.

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Related Words

• arise 
• derive 
• emerge 
• emit 
• exude 
• originate 
• radiate 
• stem 

When To Use

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To emanate is to flow out or proceed, as from a source or origin. How is emanate different from emerge and issue? Find out on Thesaurus.com.