emit
emit [emit emits emitted emitting] BrE [iˈmɪt] NAmE [iˈmɪt] verb (-tt-)~ sth (formal) to send out sth such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc •The metal container began to emit a clicking sound. •Sulphur gases were emitted by the volcano. Verb forms: Word Origin: early 17th cent.: from Latin emittere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + mittere ‘send’.
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