give off

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to emit or discharge

   the mothballs gave off an acrid odour

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give off Idioms  

1. Send out, emit, as in Certain chemical changes give off energy, or This mixture gives off a very strange odor. [Early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Stegra is building a new steel mill it says will produce steel using technology that gives off 95 percent less CO2 emissions than traditional methods.

From Barron's

The new study analyzed light given off by phytoplankton for signs of a physiological process called nonphotochemical quenching—in which phytoplankton deal with an overload of sunlight by releasing heat.

From Science Magazine

Internal radioactive decay gives off heat and remains in the fuel rods for tens of thousands of years, so they can get hotter unless something is done to cool them, Regan said.

From Seattle Times

A leader and a mentor among crime novelists, she gives off the unmistakable aura of having it together.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite their talent, ambition and dedication, both give off a false air of nonseriousness.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• emanate
• emit
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• exude
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