transmit

[ trans-mit, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈmɪt, trænz- /

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Definition of transmit

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

to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.

to communicate, as information or news.

to pass or spread (disease, infection, etc.) to another.

to pass on (a genetic characteristic) from parent to offspring: The mother transmitted her red hair to her daughter.

Physics.

to cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through a medium.
to convey or pass along (an impulse, force, motion, etc.).
to permit (light, heat, etc.) to pass through: Glass transmits light.

Radio and Television. to emit (electromagnetic waves).

verb (used without object), trans·mit·ted, trans·mit·ting.

to send a signal by wire, radio, or television waves.

to pass on a right or obligation to heirs or descendants.

OTHER WORDS FOR transmit

1 transfer, remit.

2 bear.

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Origin of transmit

1350–1400; Middle English transmitten<Latin trānsmittere to send across, equivalent to trāns-trans- + mittere to send

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2. See carry.

OTHER WORDS FROM transmit

trans·mit·ta·ble, trans·mit·ti·ble, adjectivenon·trans·mit·ti·ble, adjectivepre·trans·mit, verb (used with object), pre·trans·mit·ted, pre·trans·mit·ting.re·trans·mit, verb (used with object), re·trans·mit·ted, re·trans·mit·ting.

un·trans·mit·ted, adjective

Words nearby transmit

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How to use transmit in a sentence

It can be transmitted through kicked-up dust that has been in contact with dried rodent droppings.
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Tesla’s alternating current system promised to transmit electricity much greater distances than the reigning direct current setup that Edison had pioneered.
Ethan Hawke stars in ‘Tesla,’ a quirky biopic about the iconic inventor|Maria Temming|August 19, 2020|Science News
Ruling out the shipments leaves a huge question mark over the origin of the outbreak, which broke New Zealand’s 102-day streak of no locally transmitted cases.
Mystery of New Zealand’s new COVID outbreak deepens as it rules out primary suspect|Naomi Xu Elegant|August 18, 2020|Fortune
The system is being used for research into treatments as well as mapping how the virus is transmitted and can be slowed.
The World’s New Fastest Supercomputer Is an Exascale Machine for AI|Jason Dorrier|June 25, 2020|Singularity Hub

That means the receivers can tell if anyone is eavesdropping when the quantum key is transmitted to them, making it essentially impossible to hack the communication channel without them realizing.
China Takes Another Step Towards Uncrackable Quantum Communication|Edd Gent|June 15, 2020|Singularity Hub
Relays are special computers that Tor uses to anonymously transmit traffic across the Internet.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All it needs is one more “pipe” to select and transmit the crucial information.
Red Tape and Black Boxes: Why We Keep ‘Losing’ Airliners in 2014|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is true that gay and bisexual men are far more likely to transmit HIV than other population groups.
The Outrageous Celibacy Requirement for Gay Blood Donors|Jay Michaelson|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Source cases” with very high HIV viral loads were six times more likely to transmit HIV to health-care workers.
Can You Treat Ebola—And Stay Safe?|Abby Haglage, Kent Sepkowitz|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He requested a GPS device from the Americans and radio frequencies to transmit information back to the U.S. forces.
CIA Chief, White House Chief of Staff Long Argued the Taliban 5 Could Go Free|Josh Rogin, Eli Lake|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A telegraph company must transmit a message unless it contains indecent language.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Do not the palpitations of a heart suddenly transmit themselves to the heart which beats in unison with ours?
Urania|Camille Flammarion
In this case it is delivered to the person who ought to receive the amount without the drawer having to transmit it to him.
Social Comptabilism, Cheque and Clearing Service & Proposed Law|Ernest Solvay
And indeed, I require from each of my friends who receives an invitation, if he cannot accept it, still to transmit his paper.
Papers from Overlook-House|Casper Almore
Time is required for man to receive the tincture of the atmosphere, and still more for the earth to transmit its qualities to him.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

British Dictionary definitions for transmit

transmit

/ (trænzˈmɪt) /

verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted

(tr) to pass or cause to go from one place or person to another; transfer

(tr) to pass on or impart (a disease, infection, etc)

(tr) to hand down to posterity

(tr; usually passive) to pass (an inheritable characteristic) from parent to offspring

to allow the passage of (particles, energy, etc)radio waves are transmitted through the atmosphere

to send out (signals) by means of radio waves or along a transmission line
to broadcast (a radio or television programme)

(tr) to transfer (a force, motion, power, etc) from one part of a mechanical system to another

Derived forms of transmit

transmittable or transmittible, adjectivetransmittal, noun

Word Origin for transmit

C14: from Latin transmittere to send across, from trans- + mittere to send

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transmit

[ trăns-mĭt′, trănz- ]

To send from one person, thing, or place to another; convey.

To cause to spread; pass on.

To impart or convey to others by heredity or inheritance; hand down.

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trans•mit′ta•ble adj.

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