Definitions for emit



Overview of verb emit

The verb emit has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) emit, breathe, pass off

(expel (gases or odors))

2. (1) emit, give out, give off

(give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits")

3. utter, emit, let out, let loose

(express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")

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