Transmit Transmitted Verb Send Pass Radio Person Convey

trans·mit
\\tran(t)s-ˈmit, tranz-\\ verb
(trans·mit·ted ; trans·mit·ting)transitive verb
1.
  a. to send or convey from one person or place to another :

forward

  b. to cause or allow to spread: as
    (1) to convey by or as if by inheritance or heredity :
    (2) to convey (infection) abroad or to another
2.
  a.
    (1) to cause (as light or force) to pass or be conveyed through space or a medium
    (2) to admit the passage of :
       glass transmits light
  b. to send out (a signal) either by radio waves or over a wire
intransitive verb
: to send out a signal either by radio waves or over a wire
• trans·mit·ta·ble \\-ˈmi-tə-bəl\\ adjective
• trans·mit·tal \\-ˈmi-t^əl\\ noun

transmit
  c.1400, from L. transmittere "send across, transfer, pass on," from trans- "across" + mittere "to send." Transmitter "apparatus for receiving radio signals" is first attested 1934.

transmit
trans·mit / trAns5mit; trAnz- / verb (-tt-)
1. ~ (sth) (from ...) (to ...) to send an electronic signal, radio or television broadcast, etc.
   传送；输送；发射；播送:
  ▪ [VN , usually +adv. / prep.]
   signals transmitted from a satellite
   从衞星传送来的信号
   The ceremony was transmitted live by satellite to over fifty countries.
   典礼通过衞星向五十多个国家进行了实况转播。
  ▪ [V]
   a short-wave radio that can transmit as well as receive
   收发两用的短波无线电装置
2. [VN] to pass sth from one person to another
   传播；传染
   SYN 

transfer

:
   sexually transmitted diseases
   性传播疾病
   Parents can unwittingly transmit their own fears to their children.
   父母自己的恐惧有可能在无意中感染了孩子。
3. [VN] (technical 术语) to allow heat, light, sound, etc. to pass through
   传(热、声等)；透(光等)；使通过
   SYN 

conduct

transmit verb

trans·mit
\tran(t)ˈsmit, traan-, -nzˈm-, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, usu -id.+V\ verb
(transmitted ; transmitted ; transmitting ; transmits)
Etymology: Middle English transmitten, from Latin transmittere, from trans- + mittere to send — more at
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to cause to go or be conveyed to another person or place :
  < he secured soldiers' pay and transmitted it to their families — A.V.D.Honeyman >
  < prophets who are … a vehicle through which to transmit a revelation to the people — W.W.Howells >
  < said it sounded to him like common sense, and he would transmit it to his father — Upton Sinclair >
  < lists they shall sign and certify and transmit sealed to the seat of government — W.S.Sayre >
 b.
  (1) : to pass on or spread about : ,
   < the knowledge that objects of different weights fall at different speeds was transmitted in western society — Ralph Linton >
   < visual aids … are no better than the amount of information they transmit — J.K.Blake >
   < some of the original power of the master is transmitted to the disciple — C.D.Lewis >
  (2) : to pass on by inheritance or heredity :
   < through the legacy of their art the great ages have transmitted to us a dim image of their glorious vitality — J.W.Krutch >
   < drew the inference that acquired habits cannot be transmitted — G.B.Shaw >
   < selective breeding aims to eliminate bad characteristics and transmit the good >
 c. : to give or convey (a disease or infection) to another person or organism
  < attempts to transmit colds artificially … are successful — C.H.Andrews >
  < human beings who are apparently well can transmit infectious disease — Morris Fishbein >
  < mosquitos transmit malaria >
2.
 a.
  (1) : to cause (as light or force) to pass or be conveyed through space or a medium
   < the telephone transmits sound >
   < the power which an engine develops is transmitted to the wheels … by certain essential parts — Joseph Heitner >
   < objects of higher temperature than the skin … transmit heat to it — F.A.Geldard >
   < arches … transmit their loads to the walls of the river gorge — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
  (2) : to admit the passage of :
   < glass transmits light >
   < metals transmit electricity >
 b. : to send out (a signal) either by radio waves or over a wire line
intransitive verb
1. : to pass by transmission an obligation entailing either a right or a duty
2. : to send out a signal either by radio waves or over a wire line

Synonyms: see ,