Meaning

(transitive) To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.
2. (transitive) To spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).
3. (transitive) To impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.
4. (transitive, intransitive) To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
5. (transitive) To convey or conduct (energy or force) through a mechanism or medium.
6. (transitive, intransitive) To send out (a signal, as opposed to receive).
7. (intransitive) To go out; to be sent, conveyed, spread, passed on, or communicated.

Example Sentences

The tractive and braking forces are transmitted to the body through a downward projecting pivot pin in the normal way.

A Mayday call was transmitted by the stricken vessel.

The Mayday call transmitted successfully.

Word Forms

• transmits
• transmitting
• transmitted

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When Should You Use Transmit?

Use transmit when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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