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verb

transmit

tranz-MIT/trænzˈmɪt/

To carry something from a source to a recipient.

The speaker transmits a message from one radio to another.

A person speaks into a handheld radio while a second radio nearby displays incoming signal wave marks.
Etymology
transLatinacross, beyond
+mitLatinto send, let go

Combining “across” with “send” gives the idea of causing something to pass to another place or person. The English verb retains this meaning of sending onward.

In context

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art39:44
stretches to accept vibrations and to transmit them to the nerve filaments
British Art and Natural Forces: Unstable Boundaries, Ecologies

More examples

  • The sensor transmits temperature readings to a computer.
  • Mosquitoes can transmit diseases when they bite.
  • The belt transmits power from the motor to the wheels.

Forms

transmit · transmits · transmitted · transmitting

transmission noun — The act of sending or passing something.

transmitter noun — A device that sends signals or information.

Similar words

send
Emphasizes dispatching something rather than carrying it through a medium.
convey
Often describes carrying information, meaning, or feelings to someone.
transfer
Emphasizes moving something between locations, people, or systems.