Em"a*nate (?), 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. &?;, &?;, wet, &?; to be wet, Skr. mad to boil,
matta drunk. Cf. Emane.]
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.
That subsisting from of government from which all
special laws emanate.
De Quincey.
Syn. -- To flow; arise; proceed; issue; originate.
Em"a*nate (?), a. Issuing forth;
emanant. [R.]
