Synonyms for emit


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-mit
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmɪt

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Définition of emit

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Latin emittere "send forth," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + mittere "to send" (see mission). Related: Emitted; emitting.
  • verb diffuse, discharge
Example sentences :
  • Glory leaped up from the table and her eyes seemed to emit fire.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • And Mr Powell, flattered and embarrassed, could but emit a vague murmur of protest.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • Mrs. Hermann would glance at me quickly, emit slight "Ach's!"
  • Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad
  • And Mr. Powell, flattered and embarrassed, could but emit a vague murmur of protest.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • Like the Fox Snake it will emit an unpleasant odor when caught.
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
  • Vorongil seemed to emit sparks as he barked at Ringg, "You found it?"
  • Extract from : « The Colors of Space » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • He pulled her feet to the fire, which now began to emit some faint heat.
  • Extract from : « Mary Barton » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • With equal propriety might these gentlemen have asserted that flints would not emit fire in Italy.
  • Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
  • It is really a wonder how any human being can live, and emit all the time a stream of such overwhelming and uninterrupted stench!
  • Extract from : « Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; » by William Gannaway Brownlow
  • The stone, it was found, did emit a hollow sound as though it covered an opening.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Victor Hugo » by Victor Hugo

Antonyms for emit

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