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Definition of emanate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

emanate

verb
 
/ˈeməneɪt/
 
/ˈeməneɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they emanate
 
/ˈeməneɪt/
 
/ˈeməneɪt/
he / she / it emanates
 
/ˈeməneɪts/
 
/ˈeməneɪts/
past simple emanated
 
/ˈeməneɪtɪd/
 
/ˈeməneɪtɪd/
past participle emanated
 
/ˈeməneɪtɪd/
 
/ˈeməneɪtɪd/
-ing form emanating
 
/ˈeməneɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈeməneɪtɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. emanate something to produce or show something
    • He emanates power and confidence.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryEmanate is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • music
    • smell
    Emanate is used with these nouns as the object:
    • aura
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    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin emanat- ‘flowed out’, from the verb emanare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + manare ‘to flow’.
See emanate in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee emanate in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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