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EM-uh-nayt/ˈeməneɪt/

To emanate is to come out from a source — a smell, light, feeling, or idea: emanate from the hall, warmth that emanates. Come from is everyday; prospectus warmth is comms, not an occupancy figure.

Meaning

To come out from a source (a smell, light, feeling, or idea).

Examples

• “Warmth that emanates from the prospectus is comms, not an occupancy figure.”
• “Come from is everyday. Issue is the close twin. Warmth is tone. A number on a certificate is the rule. Keep the number; then keep the warmth if the cap still holds.”

Good to know

Issue from a source. Everyday: come from. Prospectus warmth ≠ a cap.

Near in meaning

issue, radiate, proceed

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