E*mit" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Emitted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Emitting.] [L. emittere to send out; e out +
mittere to send. See Mission.] 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.
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.