Associations to the word «Emanate»

Wiktionary

EMANATE, verb. (intransitive) To come from a source; issue from.
EMANATE, verb. (transitive) (rare) To send or give out; manifest.

Dictionary definition

EMANATE, verb. Proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground".
EMANATE, verb. Give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke".

Wise words

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