emit
Release into surroundings
To emit is to send forth or give off.
Light sources emit light, factories emit pollutants, speakers emit sound.
The word applies to anything released outward from a source: The engine emitted a strange grinding noise.
Emit suggests continuous or repeated release rather than a single burst—radiation emits steadily, a person emits a gasp only in the moment.
To let go
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- ejectThrow out forcibly
- exudeDischarge gradually through pores
- secreteRelease from cells
ooze · spew · vent · excrete · exhale · belch · fumes · exhaust
Steady, soft light
- shineEmit or reflect light
- beamStructural support member
- irradiateExpose to electromagnetic energy
- luminesceEmit cold light
fluoresce · incandesce · gleam · sparkle · twinkle · scintillate · phosphoresce · illuminate
Transmitted media signal
- sendCause to arrive elsewhere
- beamStructural support member
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- pulseArterial blood throb
frequency · wavelength · radiation · electromagnetic · infrared · ultraviolet · gamma · radio
release
To let go
secrete · ooze · spew · vent · excrete · exhale · belch · fumes · exhaust · effluent
glow
Steady, soft light
luminesce · fluoresce · incandesce · gleam · sparkle · twinkle · scintillate · phosphoresce · illuminate · brighten
broadcast
Transmitted media signal
pulse · frequency · wavelength · radiation · electromagnetic · infrared · ultraviolet · gamma · radio · microwave
utter
To vocalize words
cry · groan · shriek · wail · howl · screech · squeak · hum · buzz · crackle
- emitemanate, radiate, exude, give off, send out
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
- broadcastair, beam, broadcast, radiate, relay
- let outrelease, free, exhale, vent, liberate
- functionslinear function, function, quadratic function, polynomial function, exponential function
- outflowoutflow, outpour, outpouring, efflux, effluent
- emissions testingMeasuring vehicle exhaust pollutants
- vehicle emissionsPollutants from motorized transport
- carbon emissionsReleased greenhouse gases
- factory emissionsPollutants released during manufacturing
- CO2 emissionsReleased greenhouse gases
- emissions testVehicle exhaust pollution assessment
emission, remit, emissary, emits, emitted, emitting, emissions, emitters