English Explanatory Dictionary

emit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To send out or give off.
  2. To come out, to be sent out or given off.
  3. To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
  4. To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.

Pronunciation

/iˈmɪt/ /ɪˈmɪt/ en-us-emit.ogg /ˈɛmɪʈ/

Word forms

emit emits emitting emitted

Etymology

From Latin ēmittō.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

absorb consume swallow take in

Related words

emission emitter produce sensation

Derived words

emittable photoemit reemit self-emitting unemitted
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