What is the meaning of emit?

Expel (gases or odors.
- synonyms: breathe, pass off
Give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc..
- usage: "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
- synonyms: give out, give off
Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words. )
- usage: "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
- synonyms: utter, let out, let loose

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