emanate
Usage
What are other ways to say emanate?
The verb emanate is used of intangible things, as light or ideas, spreading from a source: Rumors often emanate from irresponsible persons. The verb emerge is used of coming forth from a place shut off from view, or from concealment, or the like, into sight and notice: The sun emerges from behind the clouds. Issue is often used of a number of persons, a mass of matter, or a volume of smoke, sound, or the like, coming forth through any outlet or outlets: The crowd issued from the building.
Example Sentences
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Food and water soon became scarce, thirst and hunger a commonplace, with nauseating odors emanating from the toilets.
Blasts were heard in northern Tehran and smoke was seen emanating from a building, an AFP journalist reported.
From Barron's
This campaign stuttered through matches against Nepal, West Indies, Scotland and Italy but now there is a feeling of real belief emanating from this squad.
From BBC
This stark warning emanates from one of Wall Street’s most respected commentators, Bank of America chief equity strategist Michael Hartnett.
From MarketWatch
The doctors printed their conclusion in the Buffalo Medical Journal, “The Rochester knockings emanate from the knee joint.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
