emit
[ih-mit]
- 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.
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Origin of emit
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Related Words
breathe, expend, spit, spill, spew, vent, emanate, pour, beam, utter, ooze, belch, transmit, radiate, exude, secrete, exhale, shed, expel, pronounceExamples from the Web for emits
Contemporary Examples
As that matter orbits the black hole, it heats up and emits a lot of light.
She crinkles her brow and then, on cue, she emits a keening howl.
It emits nationalist noises against the United States and Israel, downgrading co-operation with former partners.
Any risk comes not from the phone itself, of course, but from the radio waves it emits.
Historical Examples
Like other animals of its tribe, it emits a peculiar musky smell.
The Western WorldW.H.G. Kingston
The fascicle of light that it emits has a perfect concentration.
Has the Glow-worm a free control of the light which he emits?
The Glow-Worm and Other BeetlesJean Henri Fabre
He is small, so that the volume of sound he emits is not great, but it is penetrating.
Birds of the Indian HillsDouglas Dewar
The flower is gaudy in color and emits a most offensive odor.
emit
- 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
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin ēmittere to send out, from mittere to send
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