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emanate

verb

To issue, flow, or originate from a source.

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Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.

Issue from a source

Closest synonyms

issueflowemergeradiateproceedoriginate

Related words and expressions

come fromspring from

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Usage distinction

Radiate suggests spreading outward; emanate usually takes from to identify the source.

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See emanate in use

Soft music seemed to emanate from the empty courtyard.
Dictionary practice example.
A faint rattle seemed to emanate from the small box beneath the model, drawing the builders' attention to that location.
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