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emitto

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ex- +‎ mittō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ēmittō (present infinitive ēmittere, perfect active ēmīsī, supine ēmissum); third conjugation

  1. to send forth, emit, discharge
    Synonyms: prōdō, ēdō, effundō, persolvō, absolvō, excipiō, exonerō
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 1.121–122:
      cum libuit Pācem placidīs ēmittere tēctīs,
      lībera perpetuās ambulat illa viās
      When it has been my pleasure to send forth Peace from her tranquil habitation, then at liberty she treads her paths unobstructed [by the restraints of war].
      1851. The Fasti &c of Ovid. Translated by H. T. Riley. London: H. G. Bohn. pg. 11.
  2. to hurl, cast
    Synonyms: coniciō, iniciō, adiciō, obiciō, iaciō, iactō, trāiciō, impingō, iaculor, mittō, abiciō, permittō, lībrō
  3. to let forth, let go, send out
    Synonyms: trānsmittō, āmittō, omittō, immittō
  4. to utter

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: emit
  • French: émettre
  • Galician: ameter, emitir
  • Italian: emettere
  • Spanish: emitir
  • Portuguese: emitir

References

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  • emitto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • emitto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • emitto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • emitto in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016