transmit — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.

   Usage

   • Transitive

2. To spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).

   Usage

   • Transitive

3. To impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.

   Usage

   • Transitive

4. To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).

   Usage

   • Intransitive
   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   broadcast

5. To convey or conduct (energy or force) through a mechanism or medium.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

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

6. To send out (a signal, as opposed to receive).

   Usage

   • Intransitive
   • Transitive

   Examples

   A Mayday call was transmitted by the stricken vessel.

7. To go out; to be sent, conveyed, spread, passed on, or communicated.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   The Mayday call transmitted successfully.

Verb

1. transfer to another

   Synonyms

   conveycommunicate

   Broader terms

   transfer

   Examples

   communicate a disease

2. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

   Synonyms

   impartconductconveycarrychannel

   Broader terms

   bringconveytake

   Examples

   Sound carries well over water

   The airwaves carry the sound

   More examples (1)

   Many metals conduct heat

3. broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

   Synonyms

   airsendbroadcastbeam

   Broader terms

   publicizepubliciseairbare

   Examples

   We cannot air this X-rated song

4. send from one person or place to another

   Synonyms

   transfertransportchannelchannelizechannelise

   Broader terms

   movedisplace

   Examples

   transmit a message