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EMIT

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Irregular inflected forms: emitted    , emitting   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Expel (gases or odors)

Synonyms:

breathe; emit; pass off

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "emit" is one way to...):

discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release (eliminate (a substance))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "emit"):

belch; bubble; burp; eruct (expel gas from the stomach)

force out (emit or cause to move with force of effort)

emanate; exhale; give forth (give out (breath or an odor))

radiate (send out real or metaphoric rays)

bubble (form, produce, or emit bubbles)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

emission (the act of emitting; causing to flow forth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

Example:

He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand

Synonyms:

emit; let loose; let out; utter

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "emit"):

sibilate (utter a sibilant)

hiss; sibilate; siss; sizz (make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval)

cronk; honk (cry like a goose)

hoot (utter the characteristic sound of owls)

quack (utter quacking noises)

meow; mew (cry like a cat)

chirr (make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas)

churr; whirr (make a vibrant sound, as of some birds)

cheep; chirp; chirrup; peep (make high-pitched sounds)

bellow; roar (make a loud noise, as of animal)

baa; blat; blate; bleat (cry plaintively)

bark (make barking sounds)

howl; wrawl; yammer; yowl (cry loudly, as of animals)

growl; grumble; rumble (to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds)

groan; moan (indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure)

bray; hee-haw (braying characteristic of donkeys)

oink; squeal (utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs)

clack; click; cluck (make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens)

low; moo (make a low noise, characteristic of bovines)

cackle (squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens)

gobble (make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys)

neigh; nicker; whicker; whinny (make a characteristic sound, of a horse)

gargle (utter with gargling or burbling sounds)

caw (utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens)

mew (utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls)

haw (utter 'haw')

hem (utter 'hem' or 'ahem')

croak; cronk (utter a hoarse sound, like a raven)

sing (to make melodious sounds)

smack (press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating)

give (emit or utter)

call (utter in a loud voice or announce)

gibber (chatter inarticulately; of monkeys)

crow (express pleasure verbally)

crow (utter shrill sounds)

trumpet (utter in trumpet-like sounds)

coo (cry softly, as of pigeons)

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

miaou; miaow (make a cat-like sound)

tsk; tut; tut-tut (utter 'tsk,' 'tut,' or 'tut-tut,' as in disapproval)

echo; repeat (to say again or imitate)

call (utter a characteristic note or cry)

shoot (utter fast and forcefully)

gurgle (utter with a gurgling sound)

cry (utter a characteristic sound)

nasale (speak in a nasal voice)

spit; spit out (utter with anger or contempt)

snort (indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose)

wolf-whistle (whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males)

grunt (issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise)

hoot (to utter a loud clamorous shout)

deliver (utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.))

splutter; sputter (utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage)

chorus (utter in unison)

heave (utter a sound, as with obvious effort)

break into (express or utter spontaneously)

volley (utter rapidly)

pant (utter while panting, as if out of breath)

lift (make audible)

troat (emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time)

sigh (utter with a sigh)

bite out (utter)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.

Example:

The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits

Synonyms:

emit; give off; give out

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "emit"):

steam (emit steam)

ray (emit as rays)

shoot (emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully)

reek (give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.)

fume; smoke (emit a cloud of fine particles)

scintillate (give off)

radiate (send out rays or waves)

spark; sparkle (emit or produce sparks)

reflect; shine (be bright by reflecting or casting light)

effuse (give out or emit (also metaphorically))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

absorb (suck or take up or in)

Derivation:

emission (the act of emitting; causing to flow forth)

emitter (the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Fat accumulation in the lysosomes changes the color of light emitted by the nanosensor.

(High-Fat, High-Sugar Diet Causes Lasting Harmful Effects on Liver, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The hydrochloride salt form of the quinazoline derivative erlotinib labeled with the positron-emitting isotope carbon C 11, with potential use in imaging.

(Carbon C 11 Erlotinib Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A radioconjugate consisting of an orally bioavailable small-molecule inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (erbB or HER) family of tyrosine kinases radiolabeled with carbon-14 with potential antineoplastic and beta-emitting radioisotope activity.

(Carbon C-14 Dacomitinib, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, it regulates radiation-emitting electronic products (medical and non-medical) such as lasers, x-ray systems, ultrasound equipment, microwave ovens and color televisions.

(Center for Devices and Radiological Health, NCI Thesaurus)

When exposed to light, aminobenzoic acid (para-aminobenzoic acid or PABA) absorbs UV light and emits excess energy via a photochemical reaction that may cause damage to DNA.

(Aminobenzoic acid, NCI Thesaurus)

A radiotracer consisting of choline labeled with the positron-emitting isotope carbon C 11 with potential imaging use.

(Carbon C 11 Choline, NCI Thesaurus)

A radioconjugate containing the acetate salt of eribulin, labeled with the beta particle-emitting radioisotope carbon C 14, with radioisotopic and potential antineoplastic activities.

(Carbon C 14 Eribulin Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

As a symphony orchestra emits sound across an array of frequencies, the gravitational waves emitted by black holes occur at different frequencies and times, said lead author Karan Jani of Vanderbilt University.

(Observing 'black hole symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy, National Science Foundation)

A radioactive isotope of phosphorus with beta particle-emitting radiocytotoxic activity.

(Phosphorus P-32, NCI Thesaurus)

A colorless, crystalline, solid aromatic amine that turns purple when exposed to air and emits toxic fumes when heated. p-Biphenylamine is used only in laboratory research to induce tumorigenesis.

(p-Biphenylamine, NCI Thesaurus)