- to give or send forth; discharge
- to give voice to; utter
- to give off (radiation or particles)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•mit /ɪˈmɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], e•mit•ted, e•mit•ting.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to send forth (liquid, light, particles, etc.); discharge:The fireplace emitted a pleasant warmth.
- to utter (a sound): to emit a cry.
e•mit
(i mit′),USA pronunciation v.t., e•mit•ted, e•mit•ting.
- to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.);
discharge. - to give forth or release (a sound):He emitted one shrill cry and then was silent.
- to utter or voice, as opinions.
- to issue, as an order or a decree.
- to issue formally for circulation, as paper money.
- Latin ēmittere to send forth, equivalent. to ē- e- + mittere to send
- 1620–30
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emit /ɪˈmɪt/ vb (emits, emitting, emitted) (transitive)
'emit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
backfire
- belt out
- bleed
- breathe
- colour
- coruscate
- eject
- emanate
- emissary
- emission
- evolve
- exert
- exitance
- flash
- fluorescence
- fragrant
- gasp
- gidgee
- give
- give off
- give out
- glow
- grunt
- gum
- knock
- let out
- ooze
- pass off
- play
- pour
- pulsar
- quasar
- radiate
- ray
- reek
- ring
- roll
- scream
- send
- shine
- shoot
- skirl
- smell
- smoke
- sound
- sprint
- steam
- stink
- stream
- achromatic