emit

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/iˈmɪt/
See all 3 pronunciations
/iˈmɪt/ · /ɪˈmɪt/ · /ˈɛmɪʈ/

Definition of emit

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To send out or give off.
    “I just emitted a giggle.”
    “Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was.”
    “The controls then emit client-side HTML code that is appended to the final page output.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To send out or give off.
    “I just emitted a giggle.”
    “Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was.”
    “The controls then emit client-side HTML code that is appended to the final page output.”
  2. (intransitive)To come out, to be sent out or given off.
    “Eruption ceased to emit, and aside from the limited success of "I'll Be Your Friend" (--/#40, 1986), Precious Wilson still hopes to hit the big time.”
    “Said sound producing means generates a sound which is allowed to emit from said casing through said plurality of apertures.”
  3. (transitive)To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
  4. (broadly, transitive)To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Latin ēmittō.

Anagrams of emit

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play item 6 points

Words you can make from emit

12 playable · top: ITEM (6 pts)

Best play item 6 points

4-letter words

2 words

3-letter words

2 words

2-letter words

7 words

Hooks

3 extensions · 2 front · 1 back

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