emitted
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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.
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 water emitted from hydrogen burning will have uses in leaching heavy metals from other contaminated site clean ups.
Victims sometimes emitted a deathly stench, which is not true of plague victims today.
Aurora emitted a light light and was in the night sky.
The microwaves are emitted in a tight beam that can be swept across a crowd or directed at specific individuals.
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