Definition of 'emit'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense emits, present participle emitting, past tense, past participle emitted
1. transitive verb
2. transitive verb
To emit a sound or noise means to produce it.
[formal]
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emit in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: eˈmitted or eˈmitting
1.
to send out; give forth; discharge
geysers emit water
2.
to utter (words or sounds)
4.
to give off (electrons) under the influence of heat, radiation, etc.
5.
to issue (paper money or the like); put into circulation
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emit in American English
(ɪˈmɪt)
transitive verbWord forms: emitted, emitting
1.
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge
3.
to utter or voice, as opinions
4.
to issue, as an order or a decree
5.
to issue formally for circulation, as paper money
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Word origin
[1620–30; ‹ L ēmittere to send forth, equiv. to ē- e- + mittere to send]Word Frequency
emit in British English
verbWord forms: emits, emitting, emitted (transitive)
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Word origin
C17: from Latin ēmittere to send out, from mittere to send
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British English: emit
VERB /ɪˈmɪt/
If something emits heat, light, gas, or a smell, it produces it and sends it out by means of a physical or chemical process.
The new device emits a powerful circular column of light.
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