transmit

[ trans-mit, tranz- ]

verb (used with object)

, trans·mit·ted, trans·mit·ting.

1. to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.

   Synonyms: remit, transfer

2. to communicate, as information or news.

   Synonyms: bear

3. to pass or spread (disease, infection, etc.) to another.
4. to pass on (a genetic characteristic) from parent to offspring:

   The mother transmitted her red hair to her daughter.

5. Physics.
   1. to cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through a medium.
   2. to convey or pass along (an impulse, force, motion, etc.).
   3. to permit (light, heat, etc.) to pass through:

      Glass transmits light.

6. Radio and Television. to emit (electromagnetic waves).

verb (used without object)

, trans·mit·ted, trans·mit·ting.

1. to send a signal by wire, radio, or television waves.
2. to pass on a right or obligation to heirs or descendants.

transmit

/ trænzˈmɪt /

verb

1. tr to pass or cause to go from one place or person to another; transfer
2. tr to pass on or impart (a disease, infection, etc)
3. tr to hand down to posterity
4. tr; usually passive to pass (an inheritable characteristic) from parent to offspring
5. to allow the passage of (particles, energy, etc)

   radio waves are transmitted through the atmosphere

6. 1. to send out (signals) by means of radio waves or along a transmission line
   2. to broadcast (a radio or television programme)
7. tr to transfer (a force, motion, power, etc) from one part of a mechanical system to another

Derived Forms

• transˈmittable, adjective
• transˈmittal, noun

Other Words From

• trans·mitta·ble trans·mitti·ble adjective
• nontrans·mitti·ble adjective
• pretrans·mit verb (used with object) pretransmitted pretransmitting
• retrans·mit verb (used with object) retransmitted retransmitting
• untrans·mitted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transmit¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English transmitten, from Latin trānsmittere “to send across,” from trāns- trans- + mittere “to send”

Word History and Origins

Origin of transmit¹

C14: from Latin transmittere to send across, from trans- + mittere to send

Synonym Study

See carry.

Example Sentences

Their analysis reveals that members related to a child's extended family have likely played a greater role in transmitting knowledge to children than previously thought.

From Science Daily

The transfer of all GPS and ACC raw data is no longer necessary, allowing data communication with a significantly lower bandwidth to transmit the relevant information.

From Science Daily

Although there have been no confirmed occurrences of human-to-human transmission, each time the virus is transmitted, it has a greater chance of mutating in ways that make it more infectious to humans.

From Salon

It’s a sly note of social observation from Beckett on how inhumanity is transmitted in a play that is focused on our mutual dependence in a world without metaphysical foundation or solace.

From Los Angeles Times

He not only failed to transmit his ideas but the players were visibly sad, unhappy or overlooked.

From BBC

Related Words

• address
• broadcast
• carry
• conduct
• convey
• disseminate
• impart
• pass on
• relay
• spread
• transfer
• translate
• transport