EMIT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • expel (gases or odors)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) emit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • express audibly
    • utter sounds (not necessarily words)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She let out a big heavy sigh
    • He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • give off, send forth, or discharge
    • as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits
    Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)