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tranz-MIT/trænzˈmɪt/

To transmit is to send a signal, message, or disease from one place or person to another: a radio transmits news; a virus is transmitted. Send is everyday; pass on is common for illness. Broadcast is narrower (to an audience). Transmission is the noun (and a car part). In speech, send or spread is usually enough.

Meaning

To send out a signal, message, or disease from one place or person to another.

Examples

• “The radio transmits news every hour.”
• “The station transmits on FM and online.”
• “The infection is transmitted through untreated water.”

Good to know

transmit a signal / a disease. Noun: transmission. Everyday: send / pass on / spread.

Near in meaning

send

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