emanate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
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to issue or proceed from or as from a source
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(tr) to send forth; emit
Usage
What are other ways to say emanate?
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.
Other Word Forms
- emanative adjective
- emanator noun
- emanatory adjective
- reemanate verb (used without object)
- unemanative adjective
Etymology
Origin of emanate
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
Example Sentences
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The federal investigators encountered puddles of crude oil on the facility grounds, as well as caustic fumes emanating from the facility, resulting in violations for air quality and other environmental infractions.
From Los Angeles Times
Carson residents have filed a lawsuit alleging that a warehouse fire led to the long-lasting foul odor emanating from the Dominguez Channel.
From Los Angeles Times
A radiant flame burns at the lamp’s tip, with beams of light emanating in all directions.
The guidance weakness emanated from its Optum unit, which offers physician services, fitness services, health data for other companies, and pharmacy benefits management.
From Barron's
But as shock at the images emanating from Minneapolis grew, so did the outcry in Italy that officers from the same US federal agency could appear on Italian streets.
From BBC
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