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Webster 1913 Edition


Emit

E-mit′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Emitted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Emitting
.]
[L.
emittere
to send out;
e
out +
mittere
to send. See
Mission
.]
1.
To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge;
as, fire
emits
heat and smoke; boiling water
emits
steam; the sun
emits
light.
Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god
emit

His fatal arrows.
Prior.
2.
To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit.
No State shall . . .
emit
bills of credit.
Const. of the U. S.

Webster 1828 Edition


Emit

EMIT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. emitto; e and mitto, to send.]
1.
To send forth; to throw or give out; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun and moon emit light; animal bodies emit perspirable matter; putrescent substances emit offensive or noxious exhalations.
2.
To let fly; to discharge; to dart or shoot; as, to emit an arrow. [Unusual.]
3.
To issue forth, as an order or decree. [Unusual.]
4.
To issue, as notes or bills of credit; to print, and send into circulation. The United States have once emitted treasury notes.
No state shall emit bills of credit.

Definition 2024


émît

émît

See also: emit and émit

French

Verb

émît

  1. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of émettre

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