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   Em·a·nate

   /ˈeməˌnāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source): "warmth emanated from the fireplace" Similar emergeflowpourproceedissueensuecome outcome forthspread outcomebe utteredbe emittedbe transmittedariseoriginatestemderivespringstart
   • ▪ originate from; be produced by: "the proposals emanated from a committee"
   • ▪ give out or emit (something abstract but perceptible): "he emanated a powerful brooding air" Similar exudegive offgive outsend outsend forthpour outthrow outspreaddischargedisgorgeemitexhaleradiateliterary:distill

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from Latin emanat- ‘flowed out’, from the verb emanare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + manare ‘to flow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. emanative adjective
   • 2. emanator noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • E

     1

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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