Emits

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Gives off or releases something such as light, sound, heat, or gas
2. Sends out or discharges energy or substances from a source
3. Produces and lets out emissions like radiation, noise, or vapors

Etymology: "Emits" is the third-person singular form of "emit," so the history belongs to the verb itself. "Emit" was borrowed from Latin "ēmittere," a compound of "ex-" meaning "out" and "mittere" meaning "to send." The Latin verb meant to send or let go, so the idea at its core is something sent outward from within. The Latin root "mittere" is the same verb behind a large family of English words, from "mission" and "message" to "transmit" and "submit." Each keeps the sense of sending, with a different direction or purpose attached. "Emit" carries that sense most literally: it describes something sent out into the surrounding space, such as light, sound, heat, or gas.

Synonyms: releases, discharges, exudes, issues, radiates

Antonyms: absorbs, conceals, withholds, retains, sucks in