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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.

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Nearby words

  1. emission,
  2. emission nebula,
  3. emission spectrum,
  4. emissive,
  5. emissivity,
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  8. emlyn,
  9. emma,
  10. emmanuel

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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British Dictionary definitions for re-emitted

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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Word Origin and History for re-emitted

emit

v.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper