Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emit

/iˈmɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: emit
IPA: /iˈmɪt/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To send out or give off.

Transitive verb

verb

To come out, to be sent out or given off.

Intransitive verb

verb

To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.

Transitive verb

verb

To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I just emitted a giggle."
"Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was."
"The controls then emit client-side HTML code that is appended to the final page output."
"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."
"Said sound producing means generates a sound which is allowed to emit from said casing through said plurality of apertures."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittōbor. English emit Borrowed from Latin ēmittō.

Usage

Inflected Forms

emits (present, singular) emitting (participle, present) emitted (participle, past) emitted (past)

Derived Forms

emittable photoemit reemit unemitted

Phrases

self-emitting produce sensation

Frequently Paired Words

emission emitter produce sensation

Synonyms

outsend output emanate effuse emit give off give out put forth send forth shed

Antonyms

absorb consume swallow take in

Rhymes With

it shit bit hit fit sit split admit quit kit commit submit

Questions

How do you pronounce emit?: The recorded pronunciation is /iˈmɪt/.
What does emit mean?: To send out or give off.
Where does emit come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittōbor. English emit Borrowed from Latin ēmittō.

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