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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryemit \ē-ˈmit\ transitive verb (emit·ted ; emit·ting) ETYMOLOGY Latin emittere to send out, from e- + mittere to send DATE 15981. a. to throw or give off or out (as light or heat) b. to send out : eject2. a. to issue with authority; especially : to put (as money) into circulation b. obsolete : publish3. to give utterance or voice to emitted a groan• emit·ter nounEnglish Etymologyemit 1623, from L. emittere "send forth," from ex- "out" + mittere "to send."Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7emitemit / i5mit / verb(-tt-) [VN] (formal) to send out sth such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc. 发出,射出,散发(光、热、声音、气等): The metal container began to emit a clicking sound. 金属容器开始发出咔嗒咔嗒的声音。 Sulphur gases were emitted by the volcano. 硫磺气体由火山喷发出来。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: DISCHARGE 5, disembogue, flow, give off, pour, void 2 to discharge something such as moisture, vapor, or fumes FF1C;a smokestack emitting effluentsFF1E; Synonyms: give off, give out, issue, release, throw off, vent Related Words: discharge, evacuate, expel; let out, loose, pass (off); pour (out), reek; drip, emanate, excrete, extrude, exude, ooze, secrete; exhale, expireWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedemit\ēˈmit, ə̇ˈ-, usu -id.+V\ verb(emitted ; emitted ; emitting ; emits)Etymology: Latin emittere, from e- + mittere to send — more at smitetransitive verb1. : to send out : discharge, release: as a. : to throw or give off or out (as effluvia, light, heat, gases, or charged particles) < a fire emitting heat and smoke > < gamma rays may continue to be emitted for years > b. : eject, exude, loose < some puffballs emit myriads of spores > < aphids emit a sweet fluid attractive to ants > < a cloudy sky emitting occasional drops of rain > c. : transmit 2b2. a. : to cause to be issued (as an order or decree); especially : to put (as money or bills) into circulation b. obsolete : publish3. a. : to give utterance to (as words, ideas, or emotions) : express < they emitted constant complaints over the lack of conveniences > < emitting a stream of angry words > < in this book she emits her inmost thoughts concisely and lucidly > b. : to give voice to (sound) < the cricket emitting his shrill chirp > < sound cannot be emitted in a complete vacuum >intransitive verb: to come forth : issue < a sharp odor emitting from a broken gas line >Synonyms: emit, exude, ooze, vent, exhale, and reek agree in meaning to discharge something such as moisture, vapor, or fumes. emit is the most inclusive in carrying the base meaning < a small hose emitting a dribble of water > < a chimney emitting smoke > < to emit a groan > < to emit a stench > < a boat emitting a stream of passengers > exude usually implies an emitting (as of a liquid) through pores, interstices, cracks, and so on, or an action resembling this < to exude a cold perspiration > < the resin is made plastic and exuded through a nozzle — J.C.Tarr > < to exude confidence — Newsweek > < sickened at the evil that a crocodile seems to exude — F. Tennyson Jesse > ooze implies a slow passing (as of a liquid or of gas) through pores or interstices, or a slowness of movement suggesting this < the steam oozing out of the leaky joints — C.S.Forester > < the dirt oozes out between the flags of the floor — Donat O'Donnell > < a trickle of blood oozing down his face — F.V.W.Mason > vent implies discharge through a relatively small outlet; it stresses the idea of release of what presses for release from within < an exhaust pipe venting a blue smoke > < a factory outlet vents warm water into the Miami river — G.X.Sand > < the Norman woman would not dare vent her hatred on him — T.B.Costain > < vented an impatient snort — Cameron Hawley > exhale implies a breathing out, often of something delicate or subtle < the pans … exhaled a sulphurous stench — T.B.Macaulay > < their wet macintoshes … exhaled a smell of rubber — Rebecca West > < she exhaled a style and distinction of her own — Osbert Sitwell > reek stresses the emission of smoke, fumes, or strong odors, especially offensive ones < a pipe along a barge was gasping and reeking — Frederick Way > < the players, reeking of dirt and sweat — J.J.Godwin > < the waiter, a man, was reeking with rose water or musk — Ralph Knight >

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