emanate
verb (used without object)
to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.
emanated
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past participleof emanate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof emanate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
emanateverb (used without object)to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.
Example Sentences
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Additionally, 85 million pounds of food thawed, burned and spoiled inside, creating a terrible smell that emanated from the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
"This agency actually emanated and found itself in the budget from the executive," he said - meaning it came from within the president's own side of government, not from parliament.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
For several years, stock-market leadership emanated from tech companies with spectacular earnings, low debt profiles and huge piles of cash.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Both were in “the High Eighties,” as Le Guin put it, and the correspondence had a pleasing warmth that emanated from both sides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The building emanated cold, and we shivered and jammed our hands into our pockets against it.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
