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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Emanate \Em"a*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Emanated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Emanating}.] [L. emanare, emanatum, to emanate; e out
+ manare to flow, prob. for madnare, and akin to madere to be
wet, drip, madidus wet, drenched, drunk, Gr. ?, ?, wet, ? to
be wet, Skr. mad to boil, matta drunk. Cf. {Emane}.]
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1. To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or
less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers.
2. To proceed from, as a source or fountain; to take origin;
to arise, to originate.
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That subsisting from of government from which all
special laws emanate. --De Quincey.
Syn: To flow; arise; proceed; issue; originate.
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