emit

[ih-mit]

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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.

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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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Examples from the Web for emitting

When a pumpkin is sent to the landfill, it rots, emitting methane, an alarmingly potent greenhouse gas.
Eat Your Halloween Pumpkin and Save the Planet!|Sarah Elton|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If you take two long-haul flights a year, you are emitting as much carbon as if you had driven an extra car.
What Are We Going to Do About Carbon?|Megan McArdle|June 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He walked with the air of a cardinal, emitting words with a nasal tone and melancholy gestures.
Pablo Neruda, My Neighbor: Roberto Ampuero Recalls His Childhood|Roberto Ampuero|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now, however, No. 93 was emitting strange noises--there was a new sound, and it boded trouble.
Ralph, the Train Dispatcher|Allen Chapman

Almost directly overhead a huge paper lantern swung in the breeze, emitting a soft light, and casting its rays on either side.
Under the Chinese Dragon|F. S. Brereton
One was that of emitting bills of credit, or issuing a treasury currency.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton
The pulpit is emitting new light for the spiritual man, and the 258press is redolent with a moral fragrance.
The Young Maiden|A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
It was soaring away up in a close spiral, emitting a series of screams.
The Onslaught from Rigel|Fletcher Pratt

British Dictionary definitions for emitting

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 emitting

emit

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

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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