emit
Verb
Verb Forms: emitted, emitting, emits
- To send forth, discharge, or give off something.
- expel (gases or odors)
- give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
- "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
- express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
- To send out or give off.
- To come out, to be sent out or given off.
- To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
- To produce computer code when processed or executed.
Examples
- With careful thought, he could EMIT a high-scoring word on his turn.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin ēmittō.
Synonyms
breathe, give off, give out, let loose, let out, pass off, utter, effuse, emit, output, outsend, put forth, send forth, shed
Scrabble Score: 6
emit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordemit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary