E*mit" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emitted (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Emitting.] [L. emittere to send out;
e out + mittere to send. See
Mission.] 1. To send forth; to throw or give
out; to cause to issue; to give vent to;
to eject; to
discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light.
Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god emit
His fatal arrows.
Prior. 2. To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit. No State shall . . . emit bills of credit. Const.
of the U. S.
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