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Emit

//iˈmɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To send out or give off. transitive

    "I just emitted a giggle."

  2. 2
    expel (gases or odors) wordnet
  3. 3
    To come out, to be sent out or given off. intransitive

    "Eruption ceased to emit, and aside from the limited success of "I'll Be Your Friend" (--/#40, 1986), Precious Wilson still hopes to hit the big time."

  4. 4
    express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) wordnet
  5. 5
    To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled. transitive
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  1. 6
    give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. wordnet
  2. 7
    To produce specific computer code when processed or executed. broadly, transitive

Etymology

From Latin ēmittō.

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