emanate

American  

[em-uh-neyt] / ˈɛm əˌneɪt /

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

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verb (used with object)

emanated, emanating

1. to send forth; emit.

emanate British  

/ ˈɛməˌneɪtərɪ, ˈɛməˌneɪt, -trɪ, ˈɛmənətɪv /

verb

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

2. (tr) to send forth; emit

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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

Maybe Celtic playing Liverpool way back in 2003, have I heard a noise emanating from a stadium like that.

From BBC

The governor directed his team to match the brash communication tactics emanating from the White House.

From Los Angeles Times

Food and water soon became scarce, thirst and hunger a commonplace, with nauseating odors emanating from the toilets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Blasts were heard in northern Tehran and smoke was seen emanating from a building, an AFP journalist reported.

From Barron's

This campaign stuttered through matches against Nepal, West Indies, Scotland and Italy but now there is a feeling of real belief emanating from this squad.

From BBC

Related Words

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