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UK [trænzˈmɪt] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "transmit":
present tense I/you/we/they transmit he/she/it transmits present participle transmitting past tense transmitted past participle transmitted
1) to send out an electronic signal such as a radio or television signal

The Cup Final was transmitted via satellite to over 20 countries.

2) formal to pass information, beliefs, or attitudes to other people

We transmit our values to our children.

3) to spread a disease from one person to another

HIV can be transmitted by sexual contact.

4) if a substance transmits light, sound, or energy, the light, sound, or energy can pass through it

English dictionary. 2014.

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