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Meaning of 'transmit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Transmit [ v. t.]
- To cause to pass over or through; to communicate by sending; to send from one person or place to another; to pass on or down as by inheritance; as, to transmit a memorial; to transmit dispatches; to transmit money, or bills of exchange, from one country to another.
- To suffer to pass through; as, glass transmits light; metals transmit, or conduct, electricity.

Meaning of 'transmit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . transmit [ v]
Meaning (1):
- transfer to another
Example in sentence:
  • communicate a disease
Meaning (2):
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
Example in sentence:
  • Many metals conduct heat;
  • Sound carries well over water;
  • The airwaves carry the sound
Meaning (3):
- send from one person or place to another
Example in sentence:
  • transmit a message
Meaning (4):
- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
Example in sentence:
  • We cannot air this X-rated song

Nearby Words:

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