Emit

v. t.	1.	To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light. [imp. & p. p. Emitted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Emitting.] Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god emit His fatal arrows. - Prior.
	2.	To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit. No State shall . . . emit bills of credit. - Const. of the U. S.

Verb	1.	emit - expel (gases or odors) Synonyms: pass off, breathe
	2.	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" Synonyms: give out, give off Antonyms: take in, absorb - suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
	3.	emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" Synonyms: let loose, let out, utter

TO EMIT. To put out; to send forth,
     2. The tenth section of the first article of the constitution, contains various prohibitions, among which is the following: No state shall emit bills of credit. To emit bills of credit is to issue paper intended to circulate through the community for its ordinary purposes, as money, which paper is redeemable at a future day. 4 Pet. R. 410, 432; Story on Const. Sec. 1358. Vide Bills of credit.

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