emanateEnglishOxford American Thesaurusemanate verb 1 policy statements which emanate from government departments: emerge, flow, pour, proceed, issue, ensue, come out, come forth, spread out, come; be uttered, be emitted, be transmitted; arise, originate, stem, derive, spring, start. 2 the delicious aura of perfume which the women emanated: exude, give off, give out, send out, send forth, pour out, throw out, spread, discharge, disgorge, emit, exhale, radiate; literary distill.