Definition of transmit
transmitted
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transitive verb
1a : to send or convey from one person or place to another : forwardb : to cause or allow to spread: such as (1) : to convey by or as if by inheritance or heredity : hand down (2) : to convey (infection) abroad or to another
2a (1) : to cause (something, such as light or force) to pass or be conveyed through space or a medium (2) : to admit the passage of : conduct glass transmits lightb : 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
From the M-W Editors
Examples of transmit in a Sentence
The technology allows data to be transmitted by cellular phones.
transmitting and receiving radio signals
The radio transmits on two different frequencies.
the different ways that people transmit their values
The disease is transmitted by sexual contact.
Recent Examples of transmit from the Web
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Each party and candidate will be entitled to put agents in polling stations to oversee the count, which will be transmitted electronically and also manually to one of 290 constituency stations.
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Although the meeting occurred behind closed doors, the Israeli leader's microphone remained on and his voice was transmitted to headphones given to reporters earlier.
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Mosquitos in parts of Florida and Texas carry the virus and can transmit it to humans.
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And most important, the test of real leadership is the ability to leave a legacy, to transmit a value system to the next generation.
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Eventually, the Hires would like to replace their budget antennas with an outdoor antenna and signal booster configuration to transmit over-the-air signals, through the cable lines, to all of the home’s television sets.
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Other services that must be covered include birth control, vasectomies, prenatal and post-partum care, counseling for domestic-abuse victims as well as screenings for cervical and breast cancer and sexually-transmitted diseases.
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Participants receive a pedometer and a cellular scale that transmits their weight readings to their Omada profile, and are visible to the coach.
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Origin and Etymology of transmit
Middle English transmitten, from Latin transmittere, from trans- + mittere to send
TRANSMIT Defined for English Language Learners
transmit
playDefinition of transmit for English Language Learners
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: to send (information, sound, etc.) in the form of electrical signals to a radio, television, computer, etc.
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: to give or pass (information, values, etc.) from one person to another
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: to cause (a virus, disease, etc.) to be given to others
TRANSMIT Defined for Kids
transmit
playDefinition of transmit for Students
transmitted
;transmitting
1 : to transfer, pass, or spread from one person or place to another transmit information transmit a disease
2 : to pass on by or as if by inheritance Parents transmit traits to their offspring.
3 : to pass or cause to pass through space or through a material Glass transmits light.
4 : to send out (a signal) by means of radio waves
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of transmit
transmitted
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: to pass, transfer, or convey from one person or place to another: asa: to pass or convey by heredity transmit a genetic abnormalityb: to convey (infection) abroad or to another mosquitoes transmit malariac: to cause (energy) to be conveyed through space or a medium substances that transmit nerve impulses
Law Dictionary
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