One entry found for emit.

Main Entry: emit
Pronunciation: -mit
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): emit·ted; emit·ting
Etymology: from Latin emittere "to send out," from e-, ex- "out, forth" and mittere "to send, throw" --related to DISMISS, MESSAGE, MISSILE, TRANSMIT
1 a : to throw or give off or out <emit light> b : to send out : EJECT
2 : ²UTTER 1 <emit a groan>

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