EMITS

Verb

emits

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emit

Anagrams

• MSTie, Metis, Métis, STEMI, Times, e-stim, i-stem, items, metis, mites, métis, setim, smite, stime, times

Source: Wiktionary


EMIT

E*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Emitting.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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