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Meaning of 'emanate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Emanate [ a.]
- Issuing forth; emanant.
2 . Emanate [ v. i.]
- To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers.
- To proceed from, as a source or fountain; to take origin; to arise, to originate.

Meaning of 'emanate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . emanate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- give out (breath or an odor)
Example in sentence:
  • The chimney exhales a thick smoke
Meaning (2):
- proceed or issue forth, as from a source
Example in sentence:
  • Water emanates from this hole in the ground

Nearby Words:

emacerate emaceration emaciate emaciated emaciating emaciation emaculate emaculation emanant emanated

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