US /ɪˈmɪt/ UK /ɪˈmɪt/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to discharge or send out, as light, sound, or gas

    The old furnace emits a faint hum when it starts.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to discharge or send out,... dischargereleaseexuderadiategive offemanate
Opposites
absorbtake inretain
Word family
Derived forms emitteremissionemissive

Etymology

From Latin emittere ('to send out, send forth'), from e- ('out') + mittere ('to send, let go').

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