ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsTtransmit
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transmit
Meaning: to send or pass something from one place, person, or thing to another
transmit in a sentence
How transmit is used in real sentences:
Satellites transmit signals across the globe in a matter of seconds.
During the blackout, emergency workers transmitted updates over the radio so residents would know when power might return.
“The returning tide transmitted seeds from the upper marsh to bare mudflats, passing future plants across zones once divided by dry soil.”
— from the passage When the Water Returned
Synonyms for transmit
Other words for transmit — convey, relay and broadcast — carry the same meaning.
- convey
- relay
- broadcast
Antonyms of transmit
Words that mean the opposite of transmit:
- block
- withhold
Where it comes from
From Latin transmittere 'to send across'
Word parts
- trans — across, beyond, through
transmit: trans- (across) + mit (send) - mit/miss — send
transmit: trans- (across) + mit (send)
Memory hook
TRANS (across) + MIT (send) — transmit = send across a distance.