transmit (trænzˈmɪt)

—vb , -mits, -mitting, -mitted
1.	(tr) to pass or cause to go from one place or person to another; transfer
2.	(tr) to pass on or impart (a disease, infection, etc)
3.	(tr) to hand down to posterity
4.	(tr; usually passive) to pass (an inheritable characteristic) from parent to offspring
5.	to allow the passage of (particles, energy, etc): radio waves are transmitted through the atmosphere
6.	a. to send out (signals) by means of radio waves or along a transmission line
	b. to broadcast (a radio or television programme)
7.	(tr) to transfer (a force, motion, power, etc) from one part of a mechanical system to another

[C14: from Latin transmittere to send across, from trans- + mittere to send]

trans'mittable

—*adj*

trans'mittible

—*adj*

trans'mittal

—n

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