transmit

[ trans-mit, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈmɪt, trænz- /

verb (used with object), trans·mit·ted, trans·mit·ting.

verb (used without object), trans·mit·ted, trans·mit·ting.

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

Origin of transmit

1350–1400; Middle English transmitten < Latin trānsmittere to send across, equivalent to trāns- trans- + mittere to send

SYNONYMS FOR transmit

1 transfer, remit.
2 bear.

synonym study for transmit

2. See carry.

OTHER WORDS FROM transmit

Words nearby transmit

transmission, transmission density, transmission line, transmissivity, transmissometer, transmit, transmittal, transmittance, transmittancy, transmitter, transmittivity

British Dictionary definitions for retransmitted

transmit
/ (trænzˈmɪt) /

verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted

Derived forms of transmit

transmittable or transmittible, adjective transmittal, noun

Word Origin for transmit

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

Medical definitions for retransmitted

transmit
[ trăns-mĭt′, trănz- ]

v.

To send from one person, thing, or place to another; convey.
To cause to spread; pass on.
To impart or convey to others by heredity or inheritance; hand down.

Other words from transmit

trans•mit′ta•ble adj.