Emanate
['eməneɪt]
Definition
(verb.) proceed or issue forth, as from a source; 'Water emanates from this hole in the ground'.
Checker: Melanie--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers.
(v. i.) To proceed from, as a source or fountain; to take origin; to arise, to originate.
(a.) Issuing forth; emanant.
Edited by Jason
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Issue, arise, spring, flow, proceed, emerge, go out.
Typist: Xavier
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Originate, flow, spring, rise, proceed, issue
ANT:Terminate, culminate, end, evene, issue, arrive, eventuate
Checked by Juliana
Definition
v.i. to flow out or from: to proceed from some source: to arise.—adj. Em′anant flowing from.—ns. Emanā′tion a flowing out from a source as the universe considered as issuing from the essence of God: the generation of the Son and the procession of the Spirit as distinct from the origination of created beings: that which issues or proceeds from some source; Em′anatist.—adjs. Em′anative Em′anatory Emanā′tional.
Checker: Sylvia
Examples
- But unseen voices may emanate from unseen and unseeable creatures who wield invisible blades, answered the green warrior. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It ended in a proposal, emanating from old Mr. Ablewhite, to try a furnished house at Brighton. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- We speak into it, and have the unique experience of listening to our own voice emanating from a different part of the room, instead of our own mouths. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Canler felt the hostility that emanated from each member of the party. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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