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   Trans·mit

   /tranzˈmit/

   

   verb

   • 1. cause (something) to pass on from one place or person to another: "knowledge is transmitted from teacher to student" Similar transferpass onhand oncommunicateconveyimpartchannelcarrybearrelaydispatchmediatedisseminatespreadcirculatediffuseradiateOpposite receive
   • ▪ broadcast or send out (an electrical signal or a radio or television program): "the program was transmitted on October 7" Similar broadcastrelaysend output on (the) airairteleviseradiotelecastvideocastpodcastshowpublishemitwirebeampipelive-stream
   • ▪ pass on (a disease or trait) to another: "the infant transmitted the disease to two older children"
   • ▪ allow (heat, light, sound, electricity, or other energy) to pass through a medium: "the three bones transmit sound waves to the inner ear"
   • ▪ communicate or be a medium for (an idea or emotion): "the theatrical gift of being able to transmit emotion"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin transmittere, from trans- ‘across’ + mittere ‘send’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transmissive adjective
   • 2. transmittable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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