emanate
verb (used without object)
to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.
emanates
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present tense formof emanate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The light emanates from a glow-in-the-dark ice lolly.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The series emanates a sense of urgency without cooking up abnormally dramatic situations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The messaging that emanates from these figures steers people away from the traditional work ethic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The pungent smell of death emanates from the Caracas morgue, an odour that thousands of liters of donated chlorine cannot mask.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
I blink at the fluorescent lights in the room; a faint buzz emanates from them and reminds me of the lights in my high school library.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
