emit

[ih-mit]

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.

Origin of emit

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

Related formsre·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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Related Words for emits

breathe, expend, spit, spill, spew, vent, emanate, pour, beam, utter, ooze, belch, transmit, radiate, exude, secrete, exhale, shed, expel, pronounce

Examples from the Web for emits

Contemporary Examples of emits

As that matter orbits the black hole, it heats up and emits a lot of light.
The Goldilocks of Black Holes
Matthew R. Francis
August 24, 2014
She crinkles her brow and then, on cue, she emits a keening howl.
When An Adopted Child Won’t Attach
Tina Traster
May 2, 2014
It emits nationalist noises against the United States and Israel, downgrading co-operation with former partners.
Egypt: You Read it First at Frum Forum
David Frum
January 28, 2013
Any risk comes not from the phone itself, of course, but from the radio waves it emits.
Are Cellphones Really a Cancer Risk?
Sharon Begley
June 1, 2011

Historical Examples of emits

Like other animals of its tribe, it emits a peculiar musky smell.
The Western World
W.H.G. Kingston
The fascicle of light that it emits has a perfect concentration.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885
Various
Has the Glow-worm a free control of the light which he emits?
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
Jean Henri Fabre
He is small, so that the volume of sound he emits is not great, but it is penetrating.
Birds of the Indian Hills
Douglas Dewar
The flower is gaudy in color and emits a most offensive odor.
Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture for This Year and Next
John Cecil Clay

British Dictionary definitions for emits

emit

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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Word Origin and History for emits

emit

1620s, from Latin emittere "send forth," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + mittere "to send" (see mission). Related: Emitted; emitting.