emit
4 07 2008Verbs
1. (verb) breathe, emit, pass off;
- expel (gases or odors);
2. (verb) emit, give off, give out;
- 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”;
3. (verb) emit, let loose, let out, utter;
- express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words);
- “She let out a big heavy sigh”; “He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand”;
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