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 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.
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 Word Origin:
 early 17th cent.: from  Latin emittere, from  e-  (variant of  ex-)  ‘out of’  +  mittere ‘send’.
 
 
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