verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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trănsmĭt'
trănzmĭt'
/tɹænsˈmɪt/
/tɹænzˈmɪt/
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rhymes with -ɪt
CMU ARPABET:T R AE0 N Z M IH1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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2
verb
Meaning 2
To spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
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3
verb
Meaning 3
To impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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4
verb
Meaning 4
To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: broadcast
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To convey or conduct (energy or force) through a mechanism or medium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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6
verb
Meaning 6
To send out (a signal, as opposed to receive).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Examples
A Mayday call was transmitted by the stricken vessel.
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To go out; to be sent, conveyed, spread, passed on, or communicated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
The Mayday call transmitted successfully.
Meaning relationships
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8
verb
Meaning 8
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television