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Definition of emit verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

emit

verb

NAmE//ɪˈmɪt//

emit something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they emit

he / she / it emits

past simple emitted

-ing form emitting

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to send out something such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc. The metal container began to emit a clicking sound. Sulfur gases were emitted by the volcano.

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