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re-emit

e·mit
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-mit]
    • /reɪ ē-ˈmit/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-mit]
    • /reɪ ē-ˈmit/

Definitions of re-emit word

  • verb with object re-emit to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge. 1
  • verb with object re-emit to give forth or release (a sound): He emitted one shrill cry and then was silent. 1
  • verb with object re-emit to utter or voice, as opinions. 1
  • verb with object re-emit to issue, as an order or a decree. 1
  • verb with object re-emit to issue formally for circulation, as paper money. 1
  • verb re-emit to emit again 0

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Origin of re-emit

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Latin ēmittere to send forth, equivalent to ē- e-1 + mittere to send

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Parts of speech for Re-emit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

re-emit popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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