emanate


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emanate

to flow out, issue, or proceed; come forth; originate; emit; arise, spring: His great talent emanates from the very depths of his being.
Not to be confused with:
eminent – prominent; distinguished; noteworthy: an eminent author
immanent – innate, inborn, intrinsic: an immanent gift of musical ability; inherent; existing or remaining within; subjective
imminent – about to occur at any moment; impending: in imminent danger
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

em·a·nate

 (ĕm′ə-nāt′)
intr. & tr.v. em·a·nat·ed, em·a·nat·ing, em·a·nates
To come or send forth, as from a source: light that emanated from a lamp; kindness that emanated from a teacher; a stove that emanated a steady heat; a singer who emanated deep sadness. See Synonyms at stem1.
[Latin ēmānāre, ēmānāt-, to flow out : ē-, ex-, ex- + mānāre, to flow.]
em′a·na′tive adj.
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emanate

(ˈɛməˌneɪt)
vb
1. (often foll by: from) to issue or proceed from or as from a source
2. (tr) to send forth; emit
[C18: from Latin ēmānāre to flow out, from mānāre to flow]
emanative adj
ˈemaˌnator n
emanatory adj
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em•a•nate

(ˈɛm əˌneɪt)

v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.i.
1. to flow out, issue forth; originate.
v.t.
2. to send forth; emit.
[1780–90; < Latin ēmānātus, past participle of ēmānāre to flow out =ē- e- + mānāre to flow, pour]
em′a•na`tive, adj.
em′a•na`tor, n.
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emanate


Past participle: emanated
Gerund: emanating

Imperative
emanate
emanate
Present
I emanate
you emanate
he/she/it emanates
we emanate
you emanate
they emanate
Preterite
I emanated
you emanated
he/she/it emanated
we emanated
you emanated
they emanated
Present Continuous
I am emanating
you are emanating
he/she/it is emanating
we are emanating
you are emanating
they are emanating
Present Perfect
I have emanated
you have emanated
he/she/it has emanated
we have emanated
you have emanated
they have emanated
Past Continuous
I was emanating
you were emanating
he/she/it was emanating
we were emanating
you were emanating
they were emanating
Past Perfect
I had emanated
you had emanated
he/she/it had emanated
we had emanated
you had emanated
they had emanated
Future
I will emanate
you will emanate
he/she/it will emanate
we will emanate
you will emanate
they will emanate
Future Perfect
I will have emanated
you will have emanated
he/she/it will have emanated
we will have emanated
you will have emanated
they will have emanated
Future Continuous
I will be emanating
you will be emanating
he/she/it will be emanating
we will be emanating
you will be emanating
they will be emanating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been emanating
you have been emanating
he/she/it has been emanating
we have been emanating
you have been emanating
they have been emanating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been emanating
you will have been emanating
he/she/it will have been emanating
we will have been emanating
you will have been emanating
they will have been emanating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been emanating
you had been emanating
he/she/it had been emanating
we had been emanating
you had been emanating
they had been emanating
Conditional
I would emanate
you would emanate
he/she/it would emanate
we would emanate
you would emanate
they would emanate
Past Conditional
I would have emanated
you would have emanated
he/she/it would have emanated
we would have emanated
you would have emanated
they would have emanated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.emanate - proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground"
flow out, effuse - flow or spill forth
come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
2.emanate - give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke"
give forth, exhale
emit, pass off, breathe - expel (gases or odors)
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

emanate

verb
1. give out, send out, emit, radiate, exude, issue, give off, exhale, send forth He emanated sympathy.
2. flow, emerge, spring, proceed, arise, stem, derive, originate, issue, come forth The aroma of burning wood emanated from the stove.
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emanate

verb
To have as a source:
arise, come, derive, flow, issue, originate, proceed, rise, spring, stem, upspring.
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Translations
يَفوحُ مِنْه،يَنْبَعِث مِنْهُ
stråle ududstråle
streyma út, koma
išplauktisklidimas
izplūstizstarot

emanate

[ˈeməneɪt] VI to emanate from [idea, proposal] → surgir de; [light, smell] → emanar de, proceder de
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emanate

[ˈɛməneɪt]
vi
to emanate from [sound, signal, message] → émaner de; [proposal, idea, information] → émaner de; [light] → émaner de; [smoke] → provenir de
vt (= radiate) [person] [+ energy, power] → dégager; [+ tranquility, serenity] → dégager
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

emanate

vi → ausgehen (from von); (odour) → ausströmen, ausgehen (from von); (documents, instructions) → stammen (from aus); according to instructions emanating from regional headquarters (form) → nach Anweisungen der Bezirksstelle
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

emanate

[ˈɛməˌneɪt] vi to emanate from (frm) → provenire da, emanare da
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

emanate

(ˈeməneit) verb
to flow out; to come out (from some source).
ˌemaˈnation noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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