emit

tr.v., 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.
2. 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.

[Latin ēmittere, to send out : ē-, ex-, ex- + mittere, to send.]

emitter e·mit'ter n.

verb

1. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently: give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent. See free/unfree, move/halt.
2. To send out heat, light, or energy: cast, irradiate, project, radiate, shed, throw. See move/halt.

v

Definition: diffuse, discharge
Antonyms: conceal, contain, refrain, repress, suppress, withhold

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IN BRIEF: To send or give out.

The garbage dump will emit a foul smell.

Common misspelling(s) of emitted

• emmitted
• emited
• emmited

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udsende, udstråle, udsondre, afgive, udstøde, udstede, udlede

Nederlands (Dutch)
afscheiden, uitstralen, uitstoten, uitgeven, in omloop brengen, uiten

Français (French)
v. tr. - émettre, dégager, lancer (des étincelles), répandre, exhaler, cracher (de la lave), vomir, laisser échapper (un cri), rendre (un son)

Deutsch (German)
v. - aussenden, abgeben, emittieren, ausstrahlen, abscheiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκπέμπω, αναδίδω, αποπνέω

Italiano (Italian)
emettere, diffondere, espellere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - emitir

Русский (Russian)
испускать, излучать, выделять, издавать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - emitir, poner en circulación, poner en curso, irradiar, difundir, arrojar, desprender, echar, expulsar, segregar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utsända, utstråla, sprida

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发出, 吐露, 放射

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 發出, 吐露, 放射

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 방사하다, 토로하다, 공포하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 放射する, 発する, 発行する, 発布する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقذف, يصدر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוציא, פלט‬

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