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e⋅mit

  [i-mit]
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–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; < L ēmittere to send forth, equiv. to ē- e- + mittere to send
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e·mit   (ĭ-mĭt')   
tr.v.   e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting, e·mits

  1. To give or send out (matter or energy): isotopes that emit radioactive particles; a stove emitting heat.

    1. To give out as sound; utter: "She emitted her small strange laugh" (Edith Wharton).

    2. To voice; express: emit an opinion.

  3. To issue with authority, especially to put (currency) into circulation.


[Latin ēmittere, to send out : ē-, ex-, ex- + mittere, to send.]
e·mit'ter n.
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Word Origin & History

emit 
1623, from L. emittere "send forth," from ex- "out" + mittere "to send."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
EMIT
enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique
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