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e·mit

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting, e·mits

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.
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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