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   transmit

   /trɑːnzˈmɪt/

   verb

   • 1. cause (something) to pass on from one person or place to another: "knowledge is transmitted from teacher to pupil" Similar transferpass onhand oncommunicateconveyimpartchannelcarrybearrelaydispatchmediatedisseminatespreadcirculatediffuseradiateOpposite receive
   • ▪ communicate or be a medium for (an idea or emotion): "the theatrical gift of being able to transmit emotion"
   • 2. broadcast or send out (an electrical signal or a radio or television programme): "the programme was transmitted on 7 October" Similar broadcastrelaysend output on (the) airairteleviseradiotelecastvideocastpodcastshowpublishemitwirebeampipelive-stream
   • 3. allow (heat, light, sound, electricity, or other energy) to pass through a medium: "the three bones transmit sound waves to the inner ear"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin transmittere, from trans- ‘across’ + mittere ‘send’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transmissive adjective
   • 2. transmittable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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