what does emit mean?
EMIT as VERB
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Hypernyms(s) emit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- express audibly
- utter sounds (not necessarily words)
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- She let out a big heavy sigh
- He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
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- give off, send forth, or discharge
- as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
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- The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits
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