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transmit
transmit AC /trænzˈmɪt $ træns-/ verb (past tense and past participle transmitted, present participle transmitting)
 Word Family: noun: transmission, transmitter; verb: transmit
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: transmittere, from mittere 'to send'
1. [intransitive, transitive usually + adverb/preposition] to send out electronic signals, messages etc using radio, television, or other similar equipment:
    The US Open will be transmitted live via satellite.
    The system transmits information over digital phone lines.
2. [transitive] formal to send or pass something from one person, place or thing to another
   SYN  pass
    transmit something (from somebody/something) to somebody/something
    Mathematical knowledge is transmitted from teacher to student.sexually transmitted disease
3. [transitive] technical if an object or substance transmits sound or light, it allows sound or light to travel through or along it