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emanate

[ em-uh-neyt ]
/ ˈɛm əˌneɪt /
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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

emacs, emagram, email, emalangeni, emanant, emanate, emanation, emancipate, emancipated, emancipation, 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

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Synonym study

1. See emerge.
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British Dictionary definitions for emanating

emanate

/ (ˈɛməˌneɪt) /

verb

(intr often foll by from) to issue or proceed from or as from a source
(tr) to send forth; emit

Derived Forms

emanative (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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