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.]
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.
That subsisting from of government from which all special laws emanate.
De Quincey.
Syn. -- To flow; arise; proceed; issue; originate.
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Em"a*nate (?), a.
Issuing forth; emanant.
[R.]
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