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.

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Origin of transmit

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

SYNONYMS FOR transmit

1 transfer, remit.

2 bear.

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Related forms

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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2. See carry.

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Examples from the Web for transmitting

Because of its “self-destruct” reputation, the app is a popular tool among youngsters for transmitting sexually explicit material.
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According to the Montgomery Police Department, transmitting a sexually transmitted disease is a class C misdemeanor.
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They should be capable of transmitting their location no matter how deep they plunge.
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“According to Faye, one can, in transmitting words, carry entire ideologies with them,” Nancy and company responded in Libération.
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A similar fine will apply if it breaches any other terms of the injunction, including a ban on transmitting the images.
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Tall mothers may produce tall sons, by transmitting to them the single trait of tallness of the maternal grandfather.
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Mr. Allan Aynesworth, as the heroine's guardian, had no difficulty in transmitting pleasantly enough his mild share of the fun.
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Suppose, for example, that we arrange to decrease the current in the antenna of the transmitting station.
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That is what the audion does in the transmitting set of a radio telephone.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills
Jefferson indorsed it in transmitting it both to Hammond and Genet.
Thomas Jefferson|Gilbert Chinard

British Dictionary definitions for transmitting

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 Formstransmittable or transmittible, adjectivetransmittal, noun

Word Origin for transmit

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

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Word Origin and History for transmitting

transmit

c.1400, from Latin transmittere "send across, transfer, pass on," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + mittere "to send" (see mission). Related: Transmitted; transmitting.

Medicine definitions for transmitting

transmit

[ trăns-mĭt′, trănz- ]

v.

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.

Related formstrans•mit′ta•ble adj.

transmit

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

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

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