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discharge
To release, emit, or excrete a substance, especially from the body.
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  1. To release, emit, or excrete a substance, especially from the body.
  2. To release the charge of (a gun); fire
  3. (Electricity) To cause the release of stored energy or electric charge from (a battery, for example).
let off
To cause to explode.
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  1. To cause to explode.
  2. (Idiomatic) To forgive and not punish.
extrude
To protrude or project.
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  1. To protrude or project.
  2. To push or force out; expel
  3. To force (metal, plastic, etc.) through a die or very small holes to give it a certain shape
let out
To release.
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  1. To release.
  2. To allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls.
  3. (Of clothing) To enlarge by adjusting one or more seams.
cast-up
To compute.
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  1. To compute.
  2. To wash something onto the shore.
  3. To bring up as a reproach.
cast out
To drive out; to expel.
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  1. To drive out; to expel.
throw out
(Idiomatic) To offer an idea for consideration.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To offer an idea for consideration.
  2. (Idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
  3. (Idiomatic) To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.
breathe-out
(Intransitive) To exhale.
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  1. (Intransitive) To exhale.
  2. To exhale (something).
pour-out
To distribute or spread (something), as if it were a liquid.
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  1. To distribute or spread (something), as if it were a liquid.
  2. To talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth.
  3. To leave a place quickly, and in large numbers.
pour-forth
(Intransitive) to appear in large numbers
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  1. (Intransitive) to appear in large numbers
  2. (Intransitive, of words) To be uttered, especially in a long flow of speech.
give forth
To emit or release something.
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  1. To emit or release something.
  2. To give off an emanation.
eject
To throw out forcefully; expel:
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  1. To throw out forcefully; expel:
  2. To be ejected from an aircraft as by means of an ejection seat
  3. (Sports) To disqualify or force (a player or coach) to leave the playing area for the remainder of a game.
blow
To blossom
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  1. To blossom
  2. To bloom or cause to bloom.
hurl
To throw something with force.
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  1. To throw something with force.
  2. To cause to move with great force or violence:
  3. To move with force or violence; rush
gush
To flow forth suddenly in great volume:
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  1. To flow forth suddenly in great volume:
  2. To express oneself with exaggerated enthusiasm or feeling; talk or write effusively
  3. To cause to flow out suddenly and plentifully
secrete
To put or keep in a secret place; hide; conceal
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  1. To put or keep in a secret place; hide; conceal
  2. To form and release (a specified secretion), as a gland does
  3. To produce and discharge a substance, especially from the cells of specialized glands. For example, the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas secrete the hormone insulin.
spurt
To force out in a sudden jet.
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  1. To force out in a sudden jet.
  2. To expel suddenly in a stream or gushing flow; squirt; jet
  3. To show a sudden, brief burst of energy, increased activity, etc., as near the end of a race
shoot
To cause to project or protrude; extend:
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  1. To cause to project or protrude; extend:
  2. To send forth (a question, reply, glance, fist, etc.) swiftly, suddenly, or with force or feeling
  3. To appear suddenly:
erupt
To develop suddenly:
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  1. To develop suddenly:
  2. To appear on the skin. Used of a rash or blemish.
  3. To break through the gums and become visible
squirt
To flow from a narrow opening in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt.
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  1. To flow from a narrow opening in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt.
  2. To move in a sudden dart or burst:
  3. To issue in a thick flow:
shed
To cause to flow off without penetrating; repel
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  1. To cause to flow off without penetrating; repel
  2. To produce and release (a tear or tears).
  3. To cause to flow in a stream or fall in drops
expel
To remove from membership.
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  1. To remove from membership.
  2. To force or drive out:
  3. To dismiss or send away by authority; deprive of rights, membership, etc.
issue
To print or publish; put forth and circulate; give out publicly or officially
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  1. To print or publish; put forth and circulate; give out publicly or officially
  2. To flow, go, or come out:
  3. To proceed from a source; emerge or come forth:
transmit
To cause something such as an infection to spread; pass on.
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  1. To cause something such as an infection to spread; pass on.
  2. To cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through air or some other medium
  3. To send or cause to go from one person or place to another, esp. across intervening space or distance; transfer; dispatch; convey
beam
To construct (a ceiling) so that the beams are exposed
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  1. To construct (a ceiling) so that the beams are exposed
  2. To direct or aim (a radio signal, program, etc.)
  3. To give out (shafts of light); radiate in a beam or beams
broadcast
To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
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  1. To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
  2. To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program
  3. To make known over a wide area:
vent
To allow (steam, gas, etc.) to escape through an opening
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  1. To allow (steam, gas, etc.) to escape through an opening
  2. To give release or expression to one's thoughts or feelings
  3. To release or discharge (steam, for example) through an opening.
release
To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go:
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  1. To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go:
  2. To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement:
  3. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
expend
(Rare) To spend or disburse money.
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  1. (Rare) To spend or disburse money.
  2. To lay out; spend:
  3. To consume by using; use up
vomit
To eject part or all of the contents of the stomach through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements.
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  1. To eject part or all of the contents of the stomach through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements.
  2. To be thrown up or out with force or violence; rush out
  3. Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth, usually as a result of involuntary muscle contractions.
belch
To expel (gas) noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp.
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  1. To expel (gas) noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp.
  2. To utter (curses, orders, etc.) violently
  3. To throw forth (its contents) violently, often in spasms
excrete
(Bot.) To eliminate (waste matter) from the cells
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  1. (Bot.) To eliminate (waste matter) from the cells
  2. To separate (waste matter) from the blood or tissue and eliminate from the body, as through the kidneys or sweat glands
perspire
To expel through external pores; exude.
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  1. To expel through external pores; exude.
  2. To excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin.
  3. To give forth (a characteristic salty moisture) through the pores of the skin; sweat
void
To excrete (body wastes).
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  1. To excrete (body wastes).
  2. To take out (the contents of something); empty.
  3. To make void or of no validity; invalidate:
evacuate
To excrete or discharge waste matter from the body.
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  1. To excrete or discharge waste matter from the body.
  2. To empty or remove (fluid, for example) from a closed space or container.
  3. To excrete or discharge waste matter from (the bowel, for example).
spew
To send out or force out in large amounts:
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  1. To send out or force out in large amounts:
  2. To vomit or otherwise cast out (matter) through the mouth.
  3. To flow or cause to flow plentifully; gush
spit
To fix or impale on or as on a spit
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  1. To fix or impale on or as on a spit
  2. To rain or snow in light, scattered drops or flakes.
  3. To express contempt or animosity, especially by ejecting matter from the mouth.
expectorate
To cough up and eject by spitting.
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  1. To cough up and eject by spitting.
  2. To cough up and spit out (phlegm, mucus, etc.)
  3. To clear out the chest and lungs by coughing up and spitting out matter.
ooze
To flow or leak out slowly, as through very small holes; seep
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  1. To flow or leak out slowly, as through very small holes; seep
  2. To seem to radiate
  3. To give forth, or exude (a fluid)
exude
To diffuse or seem to radiate
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  1. To diffuse or seem to radiate
  2. To discharge or emit (a liquid or gas, for example) gradually.
  3. To pass out in drops through pores, an incision, etc.; ooze; discharge
exhale
To be given off or emitted.
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  1. To be given off or emitted.
  2. To be given off or rise into the air as vapor; evaporate
  3. To give off; emit:
emanate
To send forth; emit
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  1. To send forth; emit
  2. To come forth; issue, as from a source
  3. To come or send forth, as from a source:
jet
To move very quickly.
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  1. To move very quickly.
  2. An aircraft or other vehicle propelled by one or more jet engines.
  3. A rapid stream of liquid or gas forced through a small opening or nozzle under pressure.
voice
To provide the voice for (a cartoon character or show, for example):
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  1. To provide the voice for (a cartoon character or show, for example):
  2. To give expression to; utter:
  3. (Phonet.) To utter with voice
pronounce
To announce or declare (someone or something) to be as specified
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  1. To announce or declare (someone or something) to be as specified
  2. To pronounce words, syllables, etc.
  3. To say words; speak.
speak
To say with the voice; pronounce or utter:
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  1. To say with the voice; pronounce or utter:
  2. To express in words; tell:
  3. To utter words with the ordinary voice; talk
give
To place in the hands of; pass:
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  1. To place in the hands of; pass:
  2. To accord or tender to another:
  3. (Slang) To abandon a claim, fight, etc.; give in or give up
give forth
To emit or release something.
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  1. To emit or release something.
  2. To give off an emanation.
issue
To proceed from a source; emerge or come forth:
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  1. To proceed from a source; emerge or come forth:
  2. To give or deal out; distribute
  3. To print or publish; put forth and circulate; give out publicly or officially
let off
To cause to explode.
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  1. To cause to explode.
  2. (Idiomatic) To forgive and not punish.
let out
To release.
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  1. To release.
  2. (Informal) Of sound, to emit.
  3. (Of clothing) To enlarge by adjusting one or more seams.
release
To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
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  1. To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
  2. (Telephony) (of a call) To hang up.
  3. (Law) To give up or surrender to someone else (a claim, right, etc.)
send forth
(Literary, archaic) To emit; to produce; to let out
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  1. (Literary, archaic) To emit; to produce; to let out
vent
To vent one's feelings or opinions:
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  1. To vent one's feelings or opinions:
  2. To relieve or unburden (oneself) by giving vent to feelings
  3. To give release or expression to (thoughts or feelings)
cast
To let fall; drop:
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  1. To let fall; drop:
  2. To give birth to prematurely:
  3. To calculate astrologically:
irradiate
To manifest in a manner suggesting the emission of light; radiate:
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  1. To manifest in a manner suggesting the emission of light; radiate:
  2. To expose to or treat by exposing to X-rays, ultraviolet rays, radium, or some other form of radiant energy
  3. To expose to or treat with radiation. For example, meat sold as food is often irradiated with x-rays or other radiation to kill bacteria; uranium 238 can be irradiated with neutrons to create fissionable plutonium 239.
project
To cause (an image) to appear on a surface by the controlled direction of light:
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  1. To cause (an image) to appear on a surface by the controlled direction of light:
  2. To throw forward; hurl:
  3. To send out into space; cast:
radiate
To come forth or spread out in rays
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  1. To come forth or spread out in rays
  2. To send out (heat, light, etc.) in rays
  3. To give forth or spread (happiness, love, etc.) as if from a center
shed
To get rid of (something unwanted)
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  1. To get rid of (something unwanted)
  2. To diffuse or radiate; send forth or impart:
  3. To cast off or lose (a natural growth or covering, as leaves, skin, hair, etc.)
throw
To cause to fall on or over something; cast:
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  1. To cause to fall on or over something; cast:
  2. To direct, cast, turn, project, etc.
  3. To cast off; shed
Find another word for emit. In this page you can discover 73 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for emit, like: discharge, let off, extrude, give off, give out, let out, send-out, cast-up, cast out, throw up and throw out.

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  • Bright meteors often emit the bluish-white light suggestive of burning magnesium.

  • In the not too distant future, tiny robots will detect pests on produce and emit a signal to shoo them away.

  • As soon as a spark-gap was introduced, or the condenser began to emit the humming sound peculiar to it, the beautiful blue glow so characteristic of argon immediately appeared.

  • All poets and heroes, like Memnon, are the children of Aurora, and emit their music at sunrise.

  • the flames of chlorine in hydrogen) do not apparently emit the usual sodium radiation when a sodium salt is placed in them.

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