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[ ih-mit ] / ɪˈmɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR emit ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting.to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge. to give forth or release (a sound): He emitted one shrill cry and then was silent. to utter or voice, as opinions. to issue, as an order or a decree. to issue formally for circulation, as paper money. Origin of emit1620–30; <Latin ēmittere to send forth, equivalent to ē-e-1 + mittere to send OTHER WORDS FROM emitre·e·mit, verb (used with object), re·e·mit·ted, re·e·mit·ting.self-e·mit·ted, adjectiveun·e·mit·ted, adjectiveun·e·mit·ting, adjectiveWords nearby emitemission nebula, emission spectrum, emissions trading, emissive, emissivity, emit, emittance, emitter, EMLA, Emlyn, Emma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for emitThey emit an odor that no human being should inhale, and yet you have. Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Some of the matter is ejected away in the form of huge powerful jets (which also emit a lot of light). The Supermassive Black Hole Smokescreen|Matthew R. Francis|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST One possible reaction is to emit a deep and weary sigh at the notion that journalism has come to this. You And All Your Friends Must Read This Story Right Now, Or You Will Probably Die|Megan McArdle|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST Duck calls are short, whistle-like tools used to emit “quack” sounds in order to lure ducks for hunting. Dummies’ Guide to ‘Duck Dynasty’|Melissa Leon|December 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Between agriculture, landfills, and energy excavation, we now emit hundreds of millions more tons of methane into the atmosphere. Dinosaurs Had a Lot of Flatulence, But Did Not Gas Themselves to Extinction|Daniel Stone|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST The leaves are acrid, and emit a pungent odour when handled. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons Young foxes can be tamed to a certain extent, and do not then emit the well-known odour to any great degree unless excited. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7|Various Whenever it saw me it used to walk up to the fence and emit a low note of welcome. Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar If this really be the case, then the ruby drop will emit relatively less visible and more invisible waves than before. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla|Thomas Commerford Martin The instrument began to tick, and to emit its inscribed tape. The Disentanglers|Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for emit
verb emits, emitting or emitted (tr)to give or send forth; dischargethe pipe emitted a stream of water to give voice to; uttershe emitted a shrill scream physics to give off (radiation or particles) to put (currency) into circulation Word Origin for emitC17: from Latin ēmittere to send out, from mittere to send Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to emitgive off, breathe, expend, spit, spill, spew, vent, emanate, pour, beam, utter, ooze, belch, transmit, radiate, exude, secrete, exhale, shed, expel |