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emit - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" |
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absorb,
take in cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
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effuse give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness"
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reflect,
shine give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
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spark,
sparkle emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
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radiate send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
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scintillate physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
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smoke,
fume inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"
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reek be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
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shoot produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
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ray emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
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steam cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"
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emit - expel (gases or odors) |
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breathe |
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eject,
expel,
exhaust,
release,
discharge put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
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burp,
belch,
eruct,
bubble expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
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force out emit or cause to move with force of effort; "force out the air"; "force out the splinter"
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give forth,
emanate,
exhale proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground"
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radiate send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
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bubble form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
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