emanate
verb
em·a·nate
ˈe-mə-ˌnāt 
emanated; emanating
: to come out from a source
a sweet scent emanating from the blossoms
: emit
she seems to emanate an air of serenity
Examples of emanate in a Sentence
Good smells emanated from the kitchen.
Constant criticism has emanated from her opponents.
Happiness seems to emanate from her.
She seems to emanate happiness.
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The vamp powerhouse onstage who emanates confident joy and the vulnerable woman who questions herself minutes before a performance are two halves of the same coin.
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Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Over the past two decades, observations have revealed that powerful plumes of gas emanating from both stars collide in the vast space between them, becoming entangled and creating a spiral stream of hot gas and dust in the sky.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The vamp powerhouse onstage who emanates confident joy and the vulnerable woman who questions herself minutes before a performance are two halves of the same coin.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Timers chime every few minutes and music emanates from a speaker with what seems to be every sort of musical genre, from ’80s pop to Spanish rock.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Emanate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emanate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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emanate
verb
em·a·nate
ˈem-ə-ˌnāt
emanated; emanating
1
: to come out from a source
a scent emanating from the flowers
2
: emit sense 1a, give out
seems to emanate confidence
emanation
noun
ˌem-ə-ˈnā-shən
emanational
adjective
-shnəl
-shən-ᵊl
emanative
adjective
ˈem-ə-ˌnāt-iv
Medical Definition
emanate
verb
em·a·nate
ˈem-ə-ˌnāt
emanated; emanating
: to come out from a source
: to give out or emit
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