transmit

[ trans-mit, tranz- ]

verb (used with object)

, trans·mit·ted, trans·mit·ting.

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)

, trans·mit·ted, trans·mit·ting.

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

Derived Forms

• transˈmittal, noun
• transˈmittable, adjective

Other Words From

• trans·mitta·ble trans·mitti·ble adjective
• nontrans·mitti·ble adjective
• pretrans·mit verb (used with object) pretransmitted pretransmitting
• retrans·mit verb (used with object) retransmitted retransmitting
• untrans·mitted adjective

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

It can be transmitted through kicked-up dust that has been in contact with dried rodent droppings.

From Science News For Students

Tesla’s alternating current system promised to transmit electricity much greater distances than the reigning direct current setup that Edison had pioneered.

From 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.

From Fortune

The system is being used for research into treatments as well as mapping how the virus is transmitted and can be slowed.

From 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.

From Singularity Hub 

Relays are special computers that Tor uses to anonymously transmit traffic across the Internet.

From The Daily Beast

All it needs is one more “pipe” to select and transmit the crucial information.

From The Daily Beast

It is true that gay and bisexual men are far more likely to transmit HIV than other population groups.

From The Daily Beast

“Source cases” with very high HIV viral loads were six times more likely to transmit HIV to health-care workers.

From The Daily Beast

He requested a GPS device from the Americans and radio frequencies to transmit information back to the U.S. forces.

From The Daily Beast

A telegraph company must transmit a message unless it contains indecent language.

From Project Gutenberg

Do not the palpitations of a heart suddenly transmit themselves to the heart which beats in unison with ours?

From Project Gutenberg

In this case it is delivered to the person who ought to receive the amount without the drawer having to transmit it to him.

From Project Gutenberg

And indeed, I require from each of my friends who receives an invitation, if he cannot accept it, still to transmit his paper.

From Project Gutenberg

Time is required for man to receive the tincture of the atmosphere, and still more for the earth to transmit its qualities to him.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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