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emanate

[em-uh-neyt]
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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.

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RELATED WORDS

emerge, derive, originate, stem, arise, radiate, exude, emit, proceed, spring, rise, flow, initiate, egress, exit, birth, discharge, exhale, issue

Nearby words

  1. emaculate,
  2. emagram,
  3. email,
  4. emalangeni,
  5. emanant,
  6. emanation,
  7. emancipate,
  8. emancipated,
  9. emancipation,
  10. emancipation proclamation

Origin of emanate

1780–90; < Latin ēmānātus having flowed out (past participle of ēmānāre), equivalent to ē- e-1 + mān- flow + -ātus -ate1
Related forms

Synonym study

1. See emerge.
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British Dictionary definitions for emanate

emanate

verb

(intr often foll by from) to issue or proceed from or as from a source
(tr) to send forth; emit
Derived Formsemanative (ˈɛmənətɪv), adjectiveemanator, nounemanatory (ˈɛməˌneɪtərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

Word Origin for emanate

C18: from Latin ēmānāre to flow out, from mānāre to flow
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Word Origin and History for emanate

emanate

v.

1680s, from Latin emanatus, past participle of emanare (see emanation). Related: Emanated; emanating.

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