emit
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emit
- /iˈmɪt/
- /ɪˈmɪt/
- /ˈɛmɪʈ/ South Asia
Rhymes with -ɪt
verb emits · emitting · emitted
- To send out or give off. I just emitted a giggle.
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To come out, to be sent out or given off.
Eruption ceased to emit, and aside from the limited success of "I'll Be Your Friend" (--/#40, 1986), Precious Wilson still hopes to hit the big time.
Similar: emanate
- To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
- To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.
Similar: effuse, emit, give off, give out, output, outsend, put forth, send forth, shed · Opposite: absorb, consume, swallow, take in
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: give off, pass off, give out, let out, utter, let loose, breathe, produce, pass, generate, make, give, send, yield, render, discharge
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verb to send out or give off
| Español | emitir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 放つ hanatsu, 放射する hōsha-surú |
| 中文 | 排放 páifàng, 散發 /散发 sànfā |
| Português | emitir |
| Français | émettre |
| Deutsch | aussenden, abgeben, emittieren |
| Italiano | emettere |
| Ελληνικά | εκπέμπω ekpémpo |
| Română | emite |
| Русский | выбра́сывать vybrásyvatʹ, выделя́ть vydeljátʹ, испуска́ть ispuskátʹ, изверга́ть izvergátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | phát ra |
| العربية | نَفَثَ nafaṯa, أَصْدَرَ ʔaṣdara, لَفَظَ lafaẓa |
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title = {emit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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