v., -mit·ted, -mit·ting, -mits.

v.tr.

1. To send from one person, thing, or place to another; convey. See synonyms at convey, send¹.
2. To cause to spread; pass on: transmit an infection.
3. To impart or convey to others by heredity or inheritance; hand down.
4. To pass along (news or information); communicate.
5. 1. Electronics. To send (a signal), as by wire or radio.
   2. Physics. To cause (a disturbance) to propagate through a medium.
6. To convey (force or energy) from one part of a mechanism to another.

v.intr.

To send out a signal.

[Middle English transmitten, from Latin trānsmittere : trāns-, trans- + mittere, to send.]

transmittable trans·mit'ta·ble adj.

To send data over a communications line. See transfer.

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verb

1. To cause to be transferred from one to another: convey, hand (over), pass. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination: address, consign, dispatch, forward, route, send, ship. See move/halt.
3. To cause (a disease) to pass to another or others: carry, communicate, convey, give, pass, spread. See move/halt.
4. To convey (something) from one generation to the next: bequeath, hand down, hand on, pass (along or on). See give/take/reciprocity.
5. To make known: break, carry, communicate, convey, disclose, get across, impart, pass, report, tell. See knowledge/ignorance.
6. To serve as a conduit: carry, channel, conduct, convey. See allow/prevent.

v

Definition: communicate, send
Antonyms: get, receive, take

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IN BRIEF: Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.

True science investigates and brings to human perception such truths and such knowledge as the people of a given time and society consider most important. Art transmits these truths from the region of perception. — Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1828-1910)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forsende, oversende, videregive, (radio)transmittere, udsende, (elekt, varme) lede
v. intr. - udsende radiosignaler

Nederlands (Dutch)
doorseinen, uitzenden, overdragen, geleiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - transmettre (tous contextes)
v. intr. - émettre

Deutsch (German)
v. - übertragen, überliefern, leiten, durchlassen, senden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μεταδίδω, μεταβιβάζω, διαβιβάζω

Italiano (Italian)
trasmettere, condurre, diffondere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - transmitir, comunicar, propagar

Русский (Russian)
передать, сообщить, посылать, отправлять, проводить (по проводу), (физ.) действовать в качестве проводника (тепла, тока и т.п.)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - transmitir, comunicar, conducir, emitir, difundir
v. intr. - enviar una señal por cable, radio u ondas televisivas, pasar un derecho u obligación a los herederos o descendientes

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vidarebefordra, sända över, befordra, överlämna, överlåta, fortplanta, lämna i arv, överföra, transmittera (fys. o. mek.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
传输, 传达, 转送, 发射信号, 发报

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 傳輸, 傳達, 轉送
v. intr. - 發射信號, 發報

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 보내다, 전하다, 물려주다
v. intr. - 송신하다, 방송하다, 자손에게 전해지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 渡す, 送る, 伝える, 送信する, 放送する, 伝導する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرسل, ينقل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העביר, מסר, הסגיר, הוליך, שידר, שיגר, הנחיל‬
v. intr. - ‮העביר זכות או התחייבות ליורשים, שיגר אות בחוט או באלחוט‬

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