emit

Emit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Emitting.]

Etymology: [L. emittere to send out; e out + mittere to send. See Mission.]

1. 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. Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god emit His fatal arrows. Prior.

2. To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit. No State shall . . . emit bills of credit. Const. of the U. S.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for emit; he lists it under send.

Where he writes about it:

To emit is to send forth from within, with no reference to a destination; as, the sun emits light and heat. — from send

Synonyms

send cast dart delegate depute despatch discharge dismiss drive fling forward hurl impel lance launch project propel sling throw transmit

Antonyms

absorb bring carry convey get give hand hold keep receive retain

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