em·a·nate (ěm'ə-nāt') intr. & tr.v. em·a·nat·ed, em·a·nat·ing, em·a·nates To come or send forth, as from a source: light that emanated from a lamp; a stove that emanated a steady heat. See Synonyms at stem1. [Latin ēmānāre, ēmānāt-, to flow out : ē-, ex-, ex- + mānāre, to flow.] em'a·na'tive adj. |