transmit

[ trans-mit, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈmɪt, trænz- /

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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

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How to use transmit in a sentence

That’s because the car-based device has a bigger antenna and transmits with much more power than a smartphone does.
Backing up a trailer is really hard, but this $100,000 SUV offers a new solution|Dan Carney|November 19, 2020|Popular-Science
We know a lot more now than we knew in March about how covid-19 is transmitted, and we know that people gathering in this way is a major factor in transmission.
As the coronavirus tears through rural Maryland, an ultramarathon plans to race on|Rick Maese|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
He said it was highly likely to be transmitted from surfaces and that the incubation period was as low as 24 hours.
One of the world’s strictest new lockdowns bans outdoor exercising and dog-walking|Claire Zillman, reporter|November 19, 2020|Fortune
Some scientists say the virus has already evolved in a way that makes it easier to transmit.
Will the Coronavirus Evolve to Be Less Deadly?|Wendy Orent|November 15, 2020|Singularity Hub

The jury is still out on whether cold weather, per se, makes the virus easier to transmit, although dry, heated indoor air may assist the spread—and enclosed spaces definitely do.
It’s not too late to cancel Thanksgiving|David Rotman|November 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The mission itself is simply a small computer powered by solar cells, with an antenna transmitting at 145.980 MHz.
Luxembourg and China Team Up on Private Mission to the Moon|Matthew R. Francis|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because of its “self-destruct” reputation, the app is a popular tool among youngsters for transmitting sexually explicit material.
‘The Snappening’ Is Real: 90,000 Private Photos and 9,000 Hacked Snapchat Videos Leak Online|Marlow Stern|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to the Montgomery Police Department, transmitting a sexually transmitted disease is a class C misdemeanor.
Alabama Church Says HIV-Positive Preacher Slept With Flock|Matthew Paul Turner|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They should be capable of transmitting their location no matter how deep they plunge.
Aviation Leaders Went Missing Along With MH370|Clive Irving|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
White later wrote that he regretted the role he played in transmitting the Camelot myth to the public.
How Jackie Kennedy Invented the Camelot Legend After JFK’s Death|James Piereson|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The state may prohibit a telegraph company from transmitting racetrack news.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Nor is it liable for libel in transmitting a telegram stating that a person had been bought up.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
For convenience of making and handling, shafts used for transmitting power are generally made in lengths not exceeding 30 feet.
An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design|David Allan Low
(a) What installations for receiving and transmitting messages by wireless telegraphy were on board the Titanic?
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government
I'm not used to transmitting mediums—the battery may be weak—in fact, I'm pretty sure it is.
Red Pepper Burns|Grace S. Richmond

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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