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e·mit  audio  (-mt) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting, e·mits
  1. To give or send out (matter or energy): isotopes that emit radioactive particles; a stove emitting heat.
    1. To give out as sound; utter: "She emitted her small strange laugh" (Edith Wharton).
    2. To voice; express: emit an opinion.
  3. To issue with authority, especially to put (currency) into circulation.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin mittere, to send out : -, ex-, ex- + mittere, to send

OTHER FORMS:
e·mitter(Noun)


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