transmit
verb
trans·mit tran(t)s-ˈmit 
tranz-
transmitted; transmitting
transitive verb
1
a
: to send or convey from one person or place to another : forward
b
: to cause or allow to spread: such as
(1)
: to convey by or as if by inheritance or heredity : hand down
(2)
: to convey (infection) abroad or to another
2
a(1)
: to cause (something, such as light or force) to pass or be conveyed through space or a medium
(2)
: to admit the passage of : conduct
glass transmits light
b
: to send out (a signal) either by radio waves or over a wire
intransitive verb
: to send out a signal either by radio waves or over a wire
transmittable
tran(t)s-ˈmi-tə-bəl
adjective tranz-
transmittal
tran(t)s-ˈmi-tᵊl
noun tranz-
Synonyms
- communicate
- conduct
- convey
- give
- impart
- spread
- transfer
- transfuse
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Example Sentences
The technology allows data to be transmitted by cellular phones. transmitting and receiving radio signals The radio transmits on two different frequencies. the different ways that people transmit their values The disease is transmitted by sexual contact.
Recent Examples on the Web The feds will transmit tsunami warnings over the Wireless Emergency Alert system and NOAA Weather Radio. 
Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Like most low power Bluetooth devices, the probe itself can transmit a signal only about 30 feet. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2022 Hedgehogs, shrews, squirrels, anteaters, prairie dogs — all these can contract the virus, and, under certain circumstances, transmit it to people. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 If the pipeline operates at 20% of capacity for the rest of the year, Gazprom would transmit about 19 billion cubic meters of gas to the EU via Nord Stream in 2022. Paul Roderick Gregory, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 Anyway, the entry form won’t transmit boldface or other coding. Pat Myers, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are carried by black-legged ticks; a bite from an infected tick can transmit the infection, according to the CDC. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 8 Aug. 2022 The monkeypox virus can transmit to anyone, and health experts fear that as more cases arise, the virus will begin spreading more in different communities and groups, including the most vulnerable: children and pregnant people. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2022 Any close, skin-to-skin contact can transmit monkeypox. Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 See More
Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Like most low power Bluetooth devices, the probe itself can transmit a signal only about 30 feet. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2022 Hedgehogs, shrews, squirrels, anteaters, prairie dogs — all these can contract the virus, and, under certain circumstances, transmit it to people. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 If the pipeline operates at 20% of capacity for the rest of the year, Gazprom would transmit about 19 billion cubic meters of gas to the EU via Nord Stream in 2022. Paul Roderick Gregory, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 Anyway, the entry form won’t transmit boldface or other coding. Pat Myers, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are carried by black-legged ticks; a bite from an infected tick can transmit the infection, according to the CDC. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 8 Aug. 2022 The monkeypox virus can transmit to anyone, and health experts fear that as more cases arise, the virus will begin spreading more in different communities and groups, including the most vulnerable: children and pregnant people. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2022 Any close, skin-to-skin contact can transmit monkeypox. Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English transmitten, from Latin transmittere, from trans- + mittere to send
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Kids Definition
transmit
verb
trans·mit trans-ˈmit
transmitted; transmitting
1
: to transfer, pass, or spread from one person or place to another
transmit information
transmit a disease
2
: to pass on by or as if by inheritance
Parents transmit traits to their offspring.
3
: to pass or cause to pass through space or through a material
Glass transmits light.
4
: to send out (a signal) by means of radio waves
Medical Definition
transmit
transitive verb
trans·mit tran(t)s-ˈmit tranz-
tranz- transmitted; transmitting
: to pass, transfer, or convey from one person or place to another: as
a
: to pass or convey by heredity
transmit a genetic abnormality
b
: to convey (infection) abroad or to another
mosquitoes transmit malaria
c
: to cause (energy) to be conveyed through space or a medium
substances that transmit nerve impulses
Legal Definition
transmit
transitive verb
trans·mit tranz-ˈmit, trans-
transmitted; transmitting
1
: to send or convey from one person or place to another
2
: to transfer especially by inheritance
transmittable
adjective
1
as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another that disease is only transmittable through direct contact with an infected person, not through contact with something the infected person has touched Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- infectious
- communicable
- infective
- transmissible
- contagious
- catching
- pestilent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- noncommunicable
- noninfectious
2
as in transportable
capable of being taken from one place to another by public carrier I doubt that fireworks are legally transmittable through the mail Synonyms & Similar Words
- transportable
- transferable
- transferrable
- addressable
- shippable
- mailable
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- receivable
- nontransferable