NYT Dictionary

EMIT

/iˈmɪt/
Verbe-MITe-mit · 2 syllablesGrade 5

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

To send out or give off.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittōbor. English emit Borrowed from Latin ēmittō.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

outsendoutputemanateeffuseemitgive offgive output forthsend forthshed

Antonyms

absorbconsumeswallowtake in

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 28 recorded puzzles:

+16 earlier appearances in the archive.

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