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transmit

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of transmit

1 to cause (something) to pass from one to another

  • sneezing and coughing can transmit disease
Synonyms of transmit

communicate, conduct, convey, give, impart, spread, transfer, transfuse
Words Related to transmit

deliver, hand over, surrender, turn over

broadcast, diffuse, disseminate, propagate

hand down, hand on

contaminate, infect, poison
Near Antonyms of transmit

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 of transmit

consign, dispatch, pack (off), send, ship, shoot, transfer, transport
Words Related to transmit

convey, deliver, hand over, pass, render

advance, drop, launch

address, forward

export, import

bestow, contribute, donate, give, present

resend, return
Near Antonyms of transmit

acquire, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, obtain, procure, secure
Antonyms of transmit

accept, receive

3 to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

  • transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer
Synonyms of transmit

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

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 of transmit

detain, hold back, reserve, withhold

own, possess

accept, receive, take in

occupy, take, take over
Antonyms of transmit

hold, keep, retain

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