Meanings
verbtransmit (third-person singular simple present transmits, present participle transmitting, simple past and past participle transmitted)
present singular third person transmits · participle present transmitting · participle past transmitted · past transmitted
- transitiveTo impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.
- intransitivetransitiveTo communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
Synonyms: broadcast
- transitiveTo convey or conduct (energy or force) through a mechanism or medium.
The tractive and braking forces are transmitted to the body through a downward projecting pivot pin in the normal way.
1960 December, “The first hundred 25 kV a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 728 - intransitiveTo go out; to be sent, conveyed, spread, passed on, or communicated.
The Mayday call transmitted successfully.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
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verbtransmit or serve as the medium for transmission
verbbroadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
verbsend from one person or place to another
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Origin
- Latintrānsmittō“transmit”
- Middle Englishtransmitten
- Englishtransmit
From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin trānsmittō (“transmit”, verb, literally “across-send”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek παραδίδωμι
- παραδίδωμι (paradídōmi)to send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
Bulgarian предавам, пренасям
- предавам (predavam)to send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
- пренасям (prenasjam)to spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
- предавам по наследство (predavam po nasledstvo)to impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity
- предавам (predavam)to communicate (news or information)
- съобщавам (săobštavam)to communicate (news or information)
- пренасям (prenasjam)to convey (energy or force)
- излъчвам (izlăčvam)to send out a signal
Catalan transmetre, transmetre
- transmetreto send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
- transmetreto spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
- transmetreto impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity
- transmetreto communicate (news or information)
- transmetreto convey (energy or force)
- transmetreto send out a signal
Czech přenést, šířit
- přenéstto send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
- šířitto spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
- vysílatto send out a signal
Danish sende, transmittere
- sendeto send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
- transmittereto spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
- sendeto spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
Dutch doorgeven, doorgeven
- doorgevento send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
- doorgevento spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
- doorgevento impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity
- doorgevento communicate (news or information)
- doorgevento convey (energy or force)
- uitzendento send out a signal
Esperanto transdoni, transmeti
- transdonito send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
- transmetito send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
Estonian edasi andma
- edasi andmato send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
Finnish lähettää, siirtää
- lähettääto send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
- siirtääto send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
- lähettääto spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
- levittääto spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
- välittääto impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity
- välittääto communicate (news or information)
- välittääto convey (energy or force)
- lähettääto send out a signal
German übermitteln
- übermittelnto communicate (news or information)
Greek μεταδίδω, μεταδίδω
- μεταδίδω (metadído)to spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
- μεταδίδω (metadído)to send out a signal
Irish iompair
- iompairto send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
Persian تراگسیلیدن, تراگسیلیدن
- تراگسیلیدن (tarāgosilidan)to send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
- تراگسیلیدن (tarāgosilidan)to spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
- تراگسیلیدن (tarāgosilidan)to impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity
- تراگسیلیدن (tarāgosilidan)to communicate (news or information)
- تراگسیلیدن (tarāgosilidan)to convey (energy or force)
- تراگسیلیدن (tarāgosilidan)to send out a signal
Romanian transmite, transmite
- transmiteto send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
- transmiteto communicate (news or information)
- transmiteto convey (energy or force)
Spanish transmitir, transmitir
- transmitirto send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
- transmitirto spread or pass on, e.g. a disease or signal
- transmitirto impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity
- transmitirto communicate (news or information)
- transmitirto convey (energy or force)
- transmitirto send out a signal
Swedish sända
- sändato send out a signal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with transmit
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Cite this entry
APA
transmit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmit
MLA
“transmit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transmit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmit.
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