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.
Related forms
re·e·mit, verb (used with object), re·e·mit·ted, re·e·mit·ting.
self-e·mit·ted, adjective
un·e·mit·ted, adjective
un·e·mit·ting, adjective
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| —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 |
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Example sentences
The phone would emit a radio wave that interacts with a device used by vendors to process the payment.
The scientists postulate that these beams actually emit only a tiny fraction of the total radiation.
The less electricity people use in their homes, the fewer chemicals power plants will emit.
They emit different colors depending on their size and the material they're made from.
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