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To give or send out (matter or energy): isotopes that emit radioactive particles; a stove emitting heat.
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To give out as sound; utter: "She emitted her small strange laugh” ( Edith Wharton).
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To voice; express: emit an opinion.
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To issue with authority, especially to put (currency) into circulation.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.