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emit

emit \e--'mit\ vt or emit.ted;  or emit.ting [L emittere to send out, fr. 
   e- + mittere to send - more at] SMITE 1a: to throw or give off or out (as 
   light)  1b: to send out : EJECT  2a: to issue with authority; esp : to put 
   (as money) into circulat ion obs  2b: PUBLISH  3a: to give utterence to : 
   EXPRESS  3b: to give voice to  - emit.ter n