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e·mit

   [ih-mit]
verb (used with object), e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting.
1.
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
2.
to give forth or release (a sound): He emitted one shrill cry and then was silent.
3.
to utter or voice, as opinions.
4.
to issue, as an order or a decree.
5.
to issue formally for circulation, as paper money.
Origin:
1620–30; < Latin ēmittere to send forth, equivalent to ē- e- + mittere to send

Related forms
re·e·mit, verb (used with object), -mit·ted, -mit·ting.
self-e·mit·ted, adjective
un·e·mit·ted, adjective
un·e·mit·ting, adjective
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emit (ɪˈmɪt)
 
—vb , emits, emitting, emitted
1.  to give or send forth; discharge: the pipe emitted a stream of water
2.  to give voice to; utter: she emitted a shrill scream
3.  physics to give off (radiation or particles)
4.  to put (currency) into circulation
 
[C17: from Latin ēmittere to send out, from mittere to send]

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Word Origin & History

emit
1623, from L. emittere "send forth," from ex- "out" + mittere "to send."
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
EMIT
enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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