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verb (used without object)
1.
to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.
verb (used with object)
2.
to send forth; emit.
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Emanatory
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Origin:
1780–90; < Latin ēmānātus having flowed out (past participle of ēmānāre), equivalent to ē- e- + mān- flow + -ātus -ate1
1780–90; < Latin ēmānātus having flowed out (past participle of ēmānāre), equivalent to ē- e- + mān- flow + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
em·a·na·tive, adjective
em·a·na·tor, noun
non·em·a·nat·ing, adjective
re·em·a·nate, verb (used without object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.
EXPANDun·em·a·na·tive, adjective
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Word Origin & History
emanate
1756, from L. emanat-, pp. stem of emanare (see emanation). Related: Emanated; emanating.
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