Emanate Meaning
/ˈɛm.əˌneɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo come from a source; issue from.
verbTo send or give out; emit.
Sentence Examples
Stars emanate gamma rays when they explode.
Roses emanate a sweet fragrance.
In a democratic regime, power must emanate from the people.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A strange odor seemed to ____ from the old wooden chest.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A strange smell began to ____ from the old, empty wooden house.
Word Origin & History
From Latin ēmānāre (“to flow out, spring out of, arise, proceed from”), from e (“out”) + mānāre (“to flow”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] this Association has taken into its serious consideration a proposal, emanating from the aforesaid, Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., and three other Pickwickians hereinafter named, […]"
— 1837, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers:
"that subsisting form of government from which all special laws emanate"
— 1830, Thomas De Quincey, “Kant in his Miscellaneous Essays”, in Blackwood's Magazine:
"Now and again, he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell that seemed to emanate directly from her person. It was not in the least unpleasant, and it reminded him—well, he wasn’t quite sure what it reminded him of."
— 1959 November 20, Roald Dahl, "The Landlady", archived from the original on 19 Mar 2023:
"The smell of fresh asphalt hangs heavy in the air at Dore & Totley station. It's even powerful enough to overcome the usual delightful aromas emanating from the well-known curry house which occupies the original platform building."
— 2024 May 1, Tom Ingall, “Hope springs eternal for better services”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 52:
"[…] his baggy, wrinkled suit emanating a diapery stench […]"
— 2015, Charles Holdefer, Nice:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A strange odor seemed to ____ from the old wooden chest.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A strange smell began to ____ from the old, empty wooden house.