verb

emanate

to emanate, to issue, to originate

A strange light emanated from the room.

A strange light emanated from the room.

The proposal emanated from the new committee.

The proposal emanated from the new committee.

((from sth./sb.)) to issue or spread out from a source A strange light emanated from the room.

Synonyms: issue, radiate, originate, emerge

From Latin 'emanare' meaning 'to flow out', from 'e-' (out) + 'manare' (to flow).

Think of 'mana' in video games, a magical energy that 'emanates' from a character or object.

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