emit
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transitive verb \ē-ˈmit\emit·tedemit·ting
Definition of EMIT
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
Examples of EMIT
- The telescope can detect light emitted by distant galaxies.
- chimneys emitting thick, black smoke
- The brakes emitted a loud squeal.
Origin of EMIT
Latin emittere to send out, from e- + mittere to send
First Known Use: 1598
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Rhymes with EMIT
a bit, acquit, admit, armpit, backfit, base hit, befit, bowsprit, bushtit, catch it, cesspit, close-knit, cockpit, commit, cool it, culprit, cut it, demit, dimwit, dog it, do it, firelit, fleapit, gaslit, get it, gill slit, godwit, hack it, half-wit, hard-hit, henbit, house-sit, legit, lit crit, make it, mess kit, misfit, mishit, moonlit, mosh pit, nitwit, no-hit, obit, omit, outfit, outwit, owe it, peewit, permit, pinch-hit, Prakrit, press kit, pulpit, refit, remit, rough it, sandpit, Sanskrit, scratch hit, snakebit, snake pit, starlit, stock split, submit, sunlit, switch-hit, tar pit, tidbit, tight-knit, tomtit, to wit, transmit, turnspit, twilit, two-bit, unfit, unknit, warp knit, watch it, weft knit, well-knit
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