emanate

UK /ˈɛm.əˌneɪt/ US /ˈɛm.əˌneɪt/

verb 2

Definitions

verb

To come from a source; issue from.

Fragrance emanates from flowers.

[…] this Association has taken into its serious consideration a proposal, emanating from the aforesaid, Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., and three other Pickwickians hereinafter named, […]

To send or give out; emit.

[…] his baggy, wrinkled suit emanating a diapery stench […]

Collocations

ADJ.

all, special, sweet

VERB + EMANATE

power, stars

EMANATE + NOUN

fragrance, gamma, people, rays

PREP.

from

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — give out (breath or an odor)

exhale

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Fragrance emanates from flowers.

Wiktionary

[…] this Association has taken into its serious consideration a proposal, emanating from the aforesaid, Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., and three other Pickwickians hereinafter named, […]

Wiktionary

that subsisting form of government from which all special laws emanate

Wiktionary

Stars emanate gamma rays when they explode.

Tatoeba · #2277980

Roses emanate a sweet fragrance.

Tatoeba · #2773424

In a democratic regime, power must emanate from the people.

Tatoeba · #9630764

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, emanate is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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