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emanate

verb

  1. come out from
  2. come into existence (from)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛm.əˌneɪt/

verb

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

  1. To come from a source; issue from.

    Fragrance emanates from flowers.

    […] this Association has taken into its serious consideration a proposal, emanating from the aforesaid, Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., and three other Pickwickians hereinafter named, […]

  2. To send or give out; emit.

    […] his baggy, wrinkled suit emanating a diapery stench […]