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    emit
    /ɪˈmɪt/

    verb

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  2. to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance: The alarm emits a high-pitched sound if anyone tries to break in. emission. noun [ C/U ] us/iˈmɪʃ·ən/ [ C ] The regulations require a reduction in harmful emissions.

  3. The meaning of EMIT is to throw or give off or out. How to use emit in a sentence.

  4. What does emit mean? Emit means to release or discharge something, such as gas, liquid, heat, sound, light, or radiation.

  5. to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance: The alarm emits a high-pitched sound if anyone tries to break in. emission. noun [ C/U ] us / iˈmɪʃ·ən / [ C ] The regulations require a reduction in harmful emissions.

  6. To emit means to give off or let out, and it usually has a lot to do with gases, smells and noises. All of which could be potentially embarrassing, depending on where they're coming from.

  7. If something emits heat, light, gas, or a smell, it produces it and sends it out by means of a physical or chemical process. The new device emits a powerful circular column of light. [VERB noun] ...the amount of carbon dioxide emitted. [VERB noun] To emit a sound or noise means to produce it.

  8. Definition of emit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.