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Definition of: emit
(i·mit′) v.t. e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting
1. To send or give out; discharge.
2. To utter (sounds, oaths, etc.).
3. To promulgate, as a law or decree.
4. To put into circulation, as paper money. [<L emittere <ex- out + mittere send]
—e·mit′ter noun
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