emanate

/ˈɛm.ə.ˌneɪt/verb

To flow or spread out from a particular source.

Example sentence

“A wonderful smell of baking bread emanated from the kitchen.”

Usually intransitive with 'from': light, sound, or confidence emanates from a source. Formal; casual English just says 'come from'.

Featured as word of the day on February 7, 2026.

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