v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Emanated p. pr. & vb. n. Emanating. ] [ L. emanare, emanatum, to emanate; e out + manare to flow, prob. for madnare, and akin to madere to be wet, drip, madidus wet, drenched, drunk, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, wet, &unr_; to be wet, Skr. mad to boil, matta drunk. Cf. Emane. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers.

2. To proceed from, as a source or fountain; to take origin; to arise, to originate. [ 1913 Webster ]

That subsisting from of government from which all special laws emanate. De Quincey.

Syn. -- To flow; arise; proceed; issue; originate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Issuing forth; emanant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. emanatio: cf. F. émanation. ] 1. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those profitable and excellent emanations from God. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation from a flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

An emanation of the indwelling life. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Issuing forth; effluent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By an emanation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Emanative; of the nature of an emanation. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]