emit
To send out or give off.
Example
“I just emitted a giggle.”
Other meanings
To come out, to be sent out or given off.
To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
Synonyms
- give out
- give off
Related words
- unemitted
- self-emitting
- photoemit
- reemit
- emittable
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “emit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.