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Verb: transmit (transmitted,transmitting)  tranz'mit
  1. Transfer to another
    "transmit a disease";
    - convey, communicate
     
  2. Serve as the medium for transmission, allow movement of
    "Many metals transmit heat";
    - impart, conduct, convey, carry, channel
     
  3. (broadcast medium) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
    "We cannot transmit this X-rated song";
    - air, send, broadcast, beam
     
  4. Send from one person or place to another
    "transmit a message";
    - transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise [Brit]

Derived forms: transmits, transmitted, transmitting

Type of: air, bare, bring, convey, displace, move, publicise [Brit], publicize, take, transfer

Encyclopedia: Transmit