transmit

See also: transmît

English

Etymology

From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin trānsmittō (transmit, verb, literally over-send). See also oversend.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: trănsmĭt', trănzmĭt' IPA(key): /tɹænsˈmɪt/, /tɹænzˈmɪt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪt

Verb

transmit (third-person singular simple present transmits, present participle transmitting, simple past and past participle transmitted)

  1. (transitive) To send or convey something from one person, place or thing to another.
  2. (transitive) To spread or pass on something such as a disease or a signal.
  3. (transitive) To impart, convey or hand down something by inheritance or heredity.
  4. (transitive) To communicate news or information.
  5. (transitive) To convey energy or force through a mechanism or medium.
  6. (intransitive) To send out a signal (as opposed to receive).

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • TX (abbreviation)

Translations

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Anagrams


French

Verb

transmit

  1. third-person singular past historic of transmettre
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