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Meaning of emit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  emit
      v 1: expel (gases or odors) [syn: {emit}, {breathe}, {pass off}]
      2: 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" [syn: {emit}, {give out}, {give
         off}] [ant: {absorb}, {take in}]
      3: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She
         let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that
         nobody could understand" [syn: {utter}, {emit}, {let out},
         {let loose}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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