emanate means to come from a source; issue from. It carries an Arena rating of 1882, earned across 24 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, emanate ranks #175 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #794 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #893 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #1,311 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words.
emanate is pronounced /ˈɛm.əˌneɪt/.
Why “emanate” is a great word
EMANATE — [Verb] To flow out or proceed from a source. From Latin ēmānāre, from e- ("out") + mānāre ("to flow"). First attested in English in the 1680s. Unlike "emit," which suggests a deliberate, forceful projection, or "spring," which implies a sudden, energetic burst, to emanate is to issue forth in a continuous, often passive diffusion. It is the warmth radiating from a sun-warmed stone, the scent of rain released from damp earth, and the quiet authority that proceeds from a calm presence—the silent, ceaseless fact of a thing extending its essence into the world.
Etymology
From Latin ēmānāre (“to flow out, spring out of, arise, proceed from”), from ē (“out”) + mānāre (“to flow”).
verb
- To come from a source; issue from.e.g.“Fragrance emanates from flowers.”
- To send or give out; emit.e.g.“[…] his baggy, wrinkled suit emanating a diapery stench […]” — 2015, Charles Holdefer, Nice:
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