Definition of EMANATE

emanate

Verb

Verb Forms: emanated, emanating, emanates

  • To issue or spread out from a source.
  • proceed or issue forth, as from a source
    • "Water emanates from this hole in the ground"
  • give out (breath or an odor)
  • To come from a source; issue from.
  • To send or give out; emit.

Examples

  • Fragrance emanates from flowers.
  • The tension emanated from the Words With Friends board as we both eyed the triple word score.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin ēmānāre (“to flow out, spring out of, arise, proceed from”), from e (“out”) + mānāre (“to flow”).

Synonyms

exhale, give forth

Scrabble Score: 9

emanate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
emanate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emanate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

emanate: valid Words With Friends Word