transmit

One entry found for transmit.

Main Entry: trans·mit
Pronunciation: tran(t)s-'mit, tranz-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): trans·mit·ted; trans·mit·ting
Etymology: Middle English transmitten, from Latin transmittere, from trans- + mittere to send
transitive verb
1 a : to send or convey from one person or place to another : FORWARD b : to cause or allow to spread: as (1) : to convey by or as if by inheritance or heredity : HAND DOWN (2) : to convey (infection) abroad or to another
2 a (1) : to cause (as light or force) to pass or be conveyed through space or a medium (2) : to admit the passage of : CONDUCT <glass transmits light> b : to send out (a signal) either by radio waves or over a wire
intransitive verb : to send out a signal either by radio waves or over a wire
- trans·mit·ta·ble /-'mi-t&-b&l/ adjective
- trans·mit·tal /-'mi-t^&l/ noun