emitting

[ih-mit]

Origin

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:
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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Word Origin & History

emit

1623, from L. emittere "send forth," from ex- "out" + mittere "to send."

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