transitive verb emitted emit′·ted, emitting emit′·ting

1. to send out; give forth; discharge geysers emit water
2. to utter (words or sounds)
3. to transmit (a signal) as by radio waves
4. to give off (electrons) under the influence of heat, radiation, etc.
5. to issue (paper money or the like); put into circulation

Etymology: L emittere < e-, out (see ex-) + mittere, to send: see mission