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e·mit  (-mt)
tr.v. e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting, e·mits
1. To give or send out (matter or energy): isotopes that emit radioactive particles; a stove emitting heat.
2.
a. To give out as sound; utter: "She emitted her small strange laugh" (Edith Wharton).
b. To voice; express: emit an opinion.
3. To issue with authority, especially to put (currency) into circulation.
[Latin mittere, to send out : -, ex-, ex- + mittere, to send.]
e·mitter n.


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Back and forth upon the floor they rolled, neither one emitting a sound of fear or pain.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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