transmit

[ trans-mit, tranz- ]
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verb (used with object),trans·mit·ted, trans·mit·ting.
  1. to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.

  2. to communicate, as information or news.

  1. to pass or spread (disease, infection, etc.) to another.

  2. to pass on (a genetic characteristic) from parent to offspring: The mother transmitted her red hair to her daughter.

  3. Physics.

    • to cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through a medium.

    • to convey or pass along (an impulse, force, motion, etc.).

    • to permit (light, heat, etc.) to pass through: Glass transmits light.

  4. Radio and Television. to emit (electromagnetic waves).

verb (used without object),trans·mit·ted, trans·mit·ting.
  1. to send a signal by wire, radio, or television waves.

  2. to pass on a right or obligation to heirs or descendants.

Origin of transmit

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English transmitten, from Latin trānsmittere “to send across,” from trāns- trans- + mittere “to send”

synonym study For transmit

2. See carry.

Other words for transmit

Other words from transmit

  • trans·mit·ta·ble, trans·mit·ti·ble, adjective
  • non·trans·mit·ti·ble, adjective
  • pre·trans·mit, verb (used with object), pre·trans·mit·ted, pre·trans·mit·ting.
  • re·trans·mit, verb (used with object), re·trans·mit·ted, re·trans·mit·ting.
  • un·trans·mit·ted, adjective

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How to use transmit in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for transmit

transmit

/ (trænzˈmɪt) /


verb-mits, -mitting or -mitted
  1. (tr) to pass or cause to go from one place or person to another; transfer

  2. (tr) to pass on or impart (a disease, infection, etc)

  1. (tr) to hand down to posterity

  2. (tr; usually passive) to pass (an inheritable characteristic) from parent to offspring

  3. to allow the passage of (particles, energy, etc): radio waves are transmitted through the atmosphere

    • to send out (signals) by means of radio waves or along a transmission line

    • to broadcast (a radio or television programme)

  4. (tr) to transfer (a force, motion, power, etc) from one part of a mechanical system to another

Origin of transmit

1
C14: from Latin transmittere to send across, from trans- + mittere to send

Derived forms of transmit

  • transmittable or transmittible, adjective
  • transmittal, noun

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