transmit

[trans-mit, tranz-]

verb (used with object)

transmitted, transmitting 

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

   Synonyms: remit, transfer

2. to communicate, as information or news.

   Synonyms: bear

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

4. to pass on (a genetic characteristic) from parent to offspring.

   The mother transmitted her red hair to her daughter.

5. Physics.

   1. to cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through a medium.

   2. to convey or pass along (an impulse, force, motion, etc.).

   3. to permit (light, heat, etc.) to pass through.

      Glass transmits light.

6. Radio and Television.,  to emit (electromagnetic waves).

verb (used without object)

transmitted, transmitting 

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

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

transmit

/ trænzˈmɪt /

verb

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

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

3. (tr) to hand down to posterity

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

5. to allow the passage of (particles, energy, etc)

   radio waves are transmitted through the atmosphere

6. 1. to send out (signals) by means of radio waves or along a transmission line

   2. to broadcast (a radio or television programme)

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

Other Word Forms

• transmittable adjective
• transmittible adjective
• nontransmittible adjective
• pretransmit verb (used with object)
• retransmit verb (used with object)
• untransmitted adjective
• transmittal noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of transmit¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English transmitten, from Latin trānsmittere “to send across,” from trāns- trans- + mittere “to send”

Word History and Origins

Origin of transmit¹

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

Synonym Study

See carry.

Example Sentences

Donald is described as a natural introvert by those who know him well, but they say he also carries an air of assurance which he transmits to his players.

From BBC

Glasner's animated touchline energy transmits itself to a team with class in all areas, and one fully deserving of its current lofty position in the table.

From BBC

Squirrels carry some diseases that can be transmitted to humans, including Lyme disease and tularemia, which causes flu-like symptoms and skin ulcers.

From Los Angeles Times

After entering office, he stopped the government in Seoul from transmitting radio broadcasts into North Korea.

From BBC

There is a Mexican essence in this tough, labor-leading Midwest town, and it’s transmitted in the foods that local people of all backgrounds revere.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• address 
• broadcast 
• carry 
• conduct 
• convey 
• disseminate 
• impart 
• pass on 
• relay 
• spread 
• transfer 
• translate 
• transport