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transmit Definition

trans·mit (trans mit′, tranz-)

transitive verb -·mit′·ted, -·mit′·ting

  1. to send or cause to go from one person or place to another, esp. across intervening space or distance; transfer; dispatch; convey
  2. to pass along; impart (a disease, etc.)
  3. to hand down to others by heredity, inheritance, etc.
  4. to communicate (news, etc.)
    1. to cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through air or some other medium the sun transmits heat and light
    2. to allow the passage of; conduct water transmits sound
  6. to convey (force, movement, etc.) from one mechanical part to another
  7. to send out (radio or television broadcasts, etc.) by electromagnetic waves

Etymology: ME transmitten < L transmittere < trans-, trans- + mittere, to send: see mission

intransitive verb

to send out radio or television signals

transmit Related Forms
trans·mit′·tal noun trans·mit′·table adjective
transmit Synonyms

transmit

v.

  1. To send

    dispatch, forward, convey, broadcast; see send 1, 4.

  2. To carry

    pass on, transfer, communicate, carry, spread, pass along, convey, impart, hand down, bequeath; see also carry 2, give 1, send 2. See syn. study at carry.

transmit Usage Examples

Object

  • infection: Using condoms reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections.
  • signal: Devices transmit digital signals without the use of an analog based carrier signal.
  • disease: A basic question was how much of such material would suffice to transmit the disease orally.
  • impulse: Acetyl choline One of the naturally occurring chemicals that transmits impulses from one nerve to another.
  • virus: But not before she transmitted the virus to her mother, who also became ill but survived.
  • vibration: These clamps are important as they suppress coil vibration transmitted from the engine.

Preposition: on

  • frequency: An input signal at port 1 transmits on one frequency, whilst at port 2 signals are simultaneously received on another frequency.

Subject

  • mosquito: Malaria Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
  • aphid: This is one of the most important viruses in UK potato production transmitted by aphids.
  • transfusion: Increasingly sophisticated measures have reduced the risks of infections transmitted by blood transfusion.
  • bite: Caused by a virus that is in the saliva of infected animals, rabies is usually transmitted by bites from infected animals.

Preposition: over

  • Internet: A digital copy was quickly transmitted over the Internet to London for Reservoir's performance.

Modifying Another Word

  • sexually: The notion of a sexually transmitted disease still has great stigma attached.
  • electronically: Your Purchase We electronically transmit the completion funds to the seller's solicitors.
  • orally: His work was transmitted orally for over 200 years.

Preposition: by

  • mosquito: Malaria Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
  • aphid: This is one of the most important viruses in UK potato production transmitted by aphids.
  • transfusion: Increasingly sophisticated measures have reduced the risks of infections transmitted by blood transfusion.
  • bite: Caused by a virus that is in the saliva of infected animals, rabies is usually transmitted by bites from infected animals.
  • satellite: A GPS receiver can pinpoint any location on earth with the help of data transmitted by the satellites.