emit

[ ih-mit ]

/ ɪˈmɪt /

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verb (used with object), e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting.

to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.

to give forth or release (a sound): He emitted one shrill cry and then was silent.

to utter or voice, as opinions.

to issue, as an order or a decree.

to issue formally for circulation, as paper money.

Nearby words

emission, emission nebula, emission spectrum, emissive, emissivity, emit, emittance, emitter, emlyn, emma, emmanuel

Origin of emit

1620–30; < Latin ēmittere to send forth, equivalent to ē- e-¹ + mittere to send

Related forms

re·e·mit, verb (used with object), re·e·mit·ted, re·e·mit·ting.self-e·mit·ted, adjectiveun·e·mit·ted, adjectiveun·e·mit·ting, adjective

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Examples from the Web for emit

They emit an odor that no human being should inhale, and yet you have.
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One possible reaction is to emit a deep and weary sigh at the notion that journalism has come to this.
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Between agriculture, landfills, and energy excavation, we now emit hundreds of millions more tons of methane into the atmosphere.
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The leaves are acrid, and emit a pungent odour when handled.
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Young foxes can be tamed to a certain extent, and do not then emit the well-known odour to any great degree unless excited.
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Whenever it saw me it used to walk up to the fence and emit a low note of welcome.
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If this really be the case, then the ruby drop will emit relatively less visible and more invisible waves than before.
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The instrument began to tick, and to emit its inscribed tape.
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British Dictionary definitions for emit

emit

/ (ɪˈmɪt) /

verb emits, emitting or emitted (tr)

to give or send forth; dischargethe pipe emitted a stream of water

to give voice to; uttershe emitted a shrill scream

physics to give off (radiation or particles)

to put (currency) into circulation

Word Origin for emit

C17: from Latin ēmittere to send out, from mittere to send

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