emitted

Variant of emit

emit definition

emit (ē mit′, i-)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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