<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge</li><li>to give forth or release (a sound): He emitted one shrill cry and then was silent</li><li>to utter or voice, as opinions</li><li>to issue, as an order or a decree</li><li>to issue formally for circulation, as paper money</li></ul>