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Added 6 October 2026

transmit

/tɹænsˈmɪt/ verb

Latin root: trānsmittō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about transmit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.
To spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).
To impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.

Origin

From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin trānsmittō (“transmit”, verb, literally “across-send”).

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