transmit

transmit

verb

Definition of TRANSMIT

1

to cause (something) to pass from one to another <sneezing and coughing can transmit disease>

Synonyms conduct, convey, give, impart, spread, transfer, transfuse, transmit

Related Words deliver, hand over, surrender, turn over; broadcast, diffuse, disseminate, propagate; hand down, hand on; contaminate, infect, poison

Near Antonyms catch, come down (with), contract

2

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another <I'll transmit this information over the airwaves>

Synonyms consign, dispatch, pack (off), ship, shoot, transfer, transmit, transport

Related Words convey, deliver, hand over, pass, render; advance, drop, launch; address, forward; export, import; bestow, contribute, donate, give, present; resend, return

Near Antonyms acquire, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, obtain, procure, secure

Antonyms accept, receive

3

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another <transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer>

Synonyms commend, commit, confide, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust (also intrust), give over, hand, hand over, leave, pass, recommend, repose, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest

Related Words confer, grant; assign, deal (out), dispense, disperse, distribute, divide; hand in, release, relinquish, submit, surrender, turn in, yield; bequeath, hand down, hand on, will; advance, lend, loan; furnish, supply; recommit, redeliver, regive, retransfer, retransmit

Near Antonyms detain, hold back, reserve, withhold; own, possess; accept, receive, take in; occupy, take, take over

Antonyms hold, keep, retain