ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›T›transmit
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transmit
to send or pass something from one place, person, or thing to another
Synonyms
- convey
- relay
- broadcast
Antonyms
- block
- withhold
transmit in a sentence
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.
Where it comes from
From Latin transmittere 'to send across'
Memory hook
TRANS (across) + MIT (send) — transmit = send across a distance.
Word parts
- trans — across, beyond, through
transmit: trans- (across) + mit (send) - mit/miss — send
transmit: trans- (across) + mit (send)
Read it in context
- When the Water Returned Nature