emit

[ ih-mit ]

/ ɪˈmɪt /

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.

Words nearby emit

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

OTHER WORDS FROM emit

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 emits

She crinkles her brow and then, on cue, she emits a keening howl.
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It emits nationalist noises against the United States and Israel, downgrading co-operation with former partners.
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Any risk comes not from the phone itself, of course, but from the radio waves it emits.
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This gland, which emits an aromatic odour, is found in all Canidae, with possibly the exception of Lycaon pictus.
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Its powder is a light red, and emits an argillaceous odor when wetted.
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There are eight springs, one of which is hot, and emits a blue flame from its surface.
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By two loops from the centre of its body it emits the Filari described by Carter in immense numbers.
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However it is first-rate for firewood, giving a better light than other woods, and the perfume it emits is disliked by mosquitoes.
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British Dictionary definitions for emits

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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emit

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

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verb emits, emitting or emitted (tr)

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