Synonyms of transmit

transmit

verb

tran(t)s-ˈmit 

1

as in to spread

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

sneezing and coughing can transmit disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spread
• convey
• give
• communicate
• disseminate
• propagate
• impart
• transfer
• deliver
• conduct
• transfuse
• broadcast
• diffuse
• turn over
• infect
• surrender
• hand over
• contaminate
• poison
• hand down
• hand on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catch
• contract
• come down (with)

2

as in to send

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another

I'll transmit this information over the airwaves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• send
• transport
• transfer
• ship
• pack (off)
• dispatch
• convey
• shoot
• deliver
• render
• consign
• pass
• address
• contribute
• forward
• present
• launch
• give
• return
• advance
• import
• export
• donate
• drop
• bestow
• hand over
• resend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receive
• accept
• obtain
• get
• acquire
• secure
• gain
• draw
• earn
• procure
• garner

3

as in to leave

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

transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• transfer
• hand
• give
• entrust
• deliver
• delegate
• pass
• relinquish
• commit
• recommend
• trust
• confide
• commend
• distribute
• grant
• submit
• turn over
• vest
• assign
• hand over
• lend
• confer
• consign
• loan
• dispense
• give over
• furnish
• bequeath
• repose
• will
• disperse
• divide
• deal (out)
• supply
• turn in
• yield
• surrender
• release
• retransmit
• advance
• hand in
• recommit
• redeliver
• hand down
• hand on
• retransfer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retain
• hold
• keep
• receive
• withhold
• possess
• accept
• own
• reserve
• take
• hold back
• occupy
• detain
• take over
• take in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transmit

There’s more than just blackening bananas; electrodes embedded in the fruit transmit electrical signals into sound and light tones that constantly shift. — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

The great challenge of teaching is not to transmit information—machines do that cheaply now—but to engineer those moments of genuine understanding reliably enough that students come to crave them. — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Aedes aegypti — known to transmit dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, zika and West Nile viruses — has been established in Cyprus since 2022 and may spread to other European countries. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Aedes aegypti — known to transmit dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, Zika and West Nile viruses — has been established in Cyprus since 2022 and may spread to other European countries. — Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026