/ iˈmɪt; NAmE / verb
( -tt- ) [ vn ] ( formal ) to send out sth such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc. :
The metal container began to emit a clicking sound.
Sulphur gases were emitted by the volcano.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin emittere , from e- (variant of ex- ) out of + mittere send.