Main Entry: emit

Pronunciation: \ē-ˈmit\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): emit·ted; emit·ting

Etymology: Latin emittere to send out, from e- + mittere to send

Date: 1598

1 a : to throw or give off or out (as light or heat) b : to send out : eject
2 a : to issue with authority; especially : to put (as money) into circulation b obsolete : publish
3 : to give utterance or voice to <emitted a groan>

— emit·ter noun