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   E·mit

   /əˈmit/

   

   verb

   • 1. produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation): "coal-fired power stations continue to emit large quantities of sulfur dioxide" Similar dischargereleasegive out/offpour outsend forththrow outvoideffuseventgive vent toissueleakoozeshedexcretedisgorgesecreteejectspoutbelchspew outemanateradiateexhaleejaculateexuderare:eructOpposite absorb
   • ▪ make (a sound): "she emitted a sound like laughter" Similar uttervoicelet outproducegive vent toissuecome out withpronounceexpressdeclarearticulatevocalize
   • ▪ issue formally and with authority; put into circulation, especially currency.

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

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • E

     1

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

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