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Webster 1913 Edition
Emit
E-mit′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Emitted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Emitting
.] 1.
To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge;
as, fire
emits
heat and smoke; boiling water emits
steam; the sun emits
light.Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god
His fatal arrows.
emit
His fatal arrows.
Prior.
2.
To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit.
No State shall . . .
emit
bills of credit. Const. of the U. S.
Webster 1828 Edition
Emit
EMIT'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To send forth; to throw or give out; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun and moon emit light; animal bodies emit perspirable matter; putrescent substances emit offensive or noxious exhalations.2.
To let fly; to discharge; to dart or shoot; as, to emit an arrow. [Unusual.]3.
To issue forth, as an order or decree. [Unusual.]4.
To issue, as notes or bills of credit; to print, and send into circulation. The United States have once emitted treasury notes.No state shall emit bills of credit.