trans ‧ mit AC /trænzˈmɪt $ træns-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle transmitted , present participle transmitting )
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ transmission , ↑ transmitter ; verb : ↑ transmit ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: transmittere , from mittere 'to send' ]
1 . [intransitive, transitive usually + adverb/preposition] to send out electronic signals, messages etc using radio, television, or other similar equipment:
The US Open will be transmitted live via satellite.
The system transmits information over digital phone lines.
2 . [transitive] formal to send or pass something from one person, place or thing to another SYN pass
transmit something (from somebody/something) to somebody/something
Mathematical knowledge is transmitted from teacher to student.
⇨ ↑ sexually transmitted disease
3 . [transitive] technical if an object or substance transmits sound or light, it allows sound or light to travel through or along it