E-mit',, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. EMITTED; p. pr. & vb. n. EMITTING.] [Lat. emittere, to send out, from e, out, and mittere, to send; Fr. émettre, Sp. emitir.]
Sense 1. To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun and moon emit light.
Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god Emit his fatal arrows. Prior.
While yon sun emits his rays divine. Mickle.
Sense 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. U. S.