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transmit
- /tɹænsˈmɪt/
- /tɹænzˈmɪt/
Rhymes with -ɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin trānsmittō (“transmit”, verb, literally “across-send”).
verb transmits · transmitting · transmitted
- To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.
- To spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).
- To impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.
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To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
Similar: broadcast
- To convey or conduct (energy or force) through a mechanism or medium. The tractive and braking forces are transmitted to the body through a downward projecting pivot pin in the normal way.
- To send out (a signal, as opposed to receive). A Mayday call was transmitted by the stricken vessel.
- To go out; to be sent, conveyed, spread, passed on, or communicated. The Mayday call transmitted successfully.
Similar: oversend
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: send, communicate, convey, conduct, transfer, transport, broadcast, carry, beam, channelize, channel, air, transmission, transmittance, sending, communicating
verb
Similar: oversend
Translations
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verb to send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
| Español | transmitir |
|---|---|
| Română | transmite |
verb to spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
| Español | transmitir |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μεταδίδω metadído |
verb to impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity
| Español | transmitir |
|---|
verb to communicate (news or information)
| Español | transmitir |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | übermitteln |
| Română | transmite |
verb to convey (energy or force)
| Español | transmitir |
|---|---|
| Română | transmite |
verb to send out a signal
| Español | transmitir |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μεταδίδω metadído |
Talk about this word "transmit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transmit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transmit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transmit "transmit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transmit.Cite this
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title = {transmit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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