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emit
(/I/'m/I/t )

verb (v)

  • expel (gases or odors)(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    breathe, pass off
    source: wordnet30
  • give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.(verb.weather)
    Example:
    The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits.
    Synonym:
    give off, give out
    Antonym:
    absorb, take in
    source: wordnet30
  • express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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