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English verb: emit | |||
| 1. | emit (body) expel (gases or odors) | ||
| Synonyms | breathe, pass off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belch, bubble, bubble, burp, emanate, eruct, exhale, force out, give forth, radiate | ||
| 2. | emit (weather) give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. | ||
| Samples | The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits. | ||
| Synonyms | give off, give out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | effuse, fume, radiate, ray, reek, reflect, scintillate, shine, shoot, smoke, spark, sparkle, steam | ||
| Antonyms | take in, absorb | ||
| 3. | emit (communication) express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) | ||
| Samples | She let out a big heavy sigh. He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand. | ||
| Synonyms | let loose, let out, utter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baa, bark, bellow, bite out, blat, blate, bleat, bray, break into, cackle, call, call, call, caw, cheep, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chorus, churr, clack, click, cluck, coo, croak, cronk, cronk, crow, crow, cry, cry, deliver, echo, gargle, gibber, give, gobble, groan, growl, grumble, grunt, gurgle, haw, heave, hee-haw, hem, hiss, holler, hollo, honk, hoot, hoot, howl, lift, low, meow, mew, mew, miaou, miaow, moan, moo, nasale, neigh, nicker, oink, pant, peep, quack, repeat, roar, rumble, scream, shoot, shout, shout out, sibilate, sibilate, sigh, sing, siss, sizz, smack, snort, spit, spit out, splutter, sputter, squall, squeal, troat, trumpet, tsk, tut, tut-tut, volley, whicker, whinny, whirr, wolf-whistle, wrawl, yammer, yell, yowl | ||
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