Entry Word: emit

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to throw or give off <the cabinʼs chimney emitted smoke>

Synonyms cast (off), discharge, exhale, expel, issue, release, shoot, vent

Related Words eliminate, evacuate, excrete, exude, ooze, secrete; gush, pour, spew

Near Antonyms absorb, inhale

2 to send forth using the vocal chords <I was so scared that I couldnʼt emit a sound> — see utter 1