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Definition

to send out — such as sound or light

emitted = sent out

emits = sends out

emit = send out

emitted = sent out

emitting = sending out

This slug, when disturbed, emits a very fine purplish-red fluid, which stains the water for the space of a foot around.
Charles Darwin -- The Voyage of the Beagle

emits = sends out

The Kindle's electronic ink doesn't emit light like most computer screens. Instead it reflects light like paper.

emit = send out

Every little while she emitted a low growl, and at times, when it seemed to her he approached too near, the growl shot up in her throat to a sharp snarl.
Jack London -- White Fang

emitted = sent out

Powell, flattered and embarrassed, could but emit a vague murmur of protest.
Joseph Conrad -- Chance
Something had happened to the bell ... so that instead of emitting a pleasant ding or bong, the doorbell now sent an angry, window-shattering, you-guessed-the-wrong-answer-on-a-game-show kind of buzz through the Buckman house.
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses

emitting = sending out

The hallway of the Blixen Arms emitted the same green gloomy light no matter the time of day or night.
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
Ulysses emitted a happy sigh.
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
There was a blank screen instead of paper, and the whole contraption glowed, emitting a warm but not entirely friendly smell.
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
You cannot take me for a commonplace man, a mere rattle, emitting a vague and senseless noise.
Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo
Penny said, emitting a pleasant, professional laugh.
Khaled Hosseini -- And The Mountains Echoed
It began to vibrate, to emit a low, steady hum that deepened and grew in volume.
Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars
When I picked her up, cradling her against me, she quieted down, emitting only a bunch of little gasps, like hiccups.
Sarah Dessen -- Along for the Ride
It's as if it should draw in its rays, instead of emitting them.
John Gardner -- The Sunlight Dialogues
The beast hardly reacted at all, just shivered and twitched, emitting a slow, liquid sigh, the exhalation of huge and infected lungs.
Scott Westerfeld -- The Secret Hour
Ser Ilyn opened his mouth and emitted a choking rattle.
George R.R. Martin -- A Clash of Kings

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