Definition of EMIT

emit

Meanings

Verb

  • expel (gases or odors)
  • 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"
  • express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
  • To send out or give off.
  • To come out, to be sent out or given off.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin ēmittō.

Synonyms

breathe, effuse, emit, give off, give out, let loose, let out, output, outsend, pass off, put forth, send forth, shed, utter

Antonyms

absorb, consume, swallow, take in

Scrabble Score: 6

emit is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
emit is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emit is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

emit is a valid Words With Friends word