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Synonyms
e·mit (ĭ-mĭt́)

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

transitive verb: 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.
    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.

derivatives

e·mit́ter
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