Emit Meaning
/iˈmɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo send out or give off.
verbTo come out, to be sent out or given off.
Sentence Examples
Flesh does not emit light... or does it?
Planets don't emit light by themselves.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The volcano continues to ____ ash and smoke into the atmosphere.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Certain chemical reactions can ____ a bright green light.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1744, Alexander Shiels [i.e., Alexander Shields], “Period VI. Containing the Testimony through the Continued Tract of the Present Deformation, from the Year 1660 to this Day.”, in A Hind Let Loose: Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland, for the Interest of Christ; with the True State thereof in All Its Periods: […] , Edinburgh: Reprinted by R. Drummond and Company, and sold by William Gray bookbinder in the Grassmarket, and several others, &c., →OCLC, pages 167–168:
"The controls then emit client-side HTML code that is appended to the final page output."
— 2014, Imar Spaanjaars, Beginning ASP.NET 4.5.1: in C# and VB:
"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."
— 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 350:
"Said sound producing means generates a sound which is allowed to emit from said casing through said plurality of apertures."
— 1997, Emmanuel Saint-Victor, Illuminating and Sound Producing String Activated Rotatable Toy, US Patent 6083076 (PDF version):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The volcano continues to ____ ash and smoke into the atmosphere.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Certain chemical reactions can ____ a bright green light.