English > give off: 2 senses > verb 2, weather| Meaning | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat / heat / heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Synonyms | emit, give out |
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| Narrower | effuse | Give out or emit / emit (also metaphorically) |
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| fume, smoke | emit a cloud of fine particles |
| radiate | send out rays or waves |
| ray | emit as rays |
| reek | give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc. |
| reflect, shine | Be bright by reflecting or casting light |
| scintillate | give off |
| shoot | emit / emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully |
| spark, sparkle | emit or produce sparks |
| steam | emit steam |
| Opposite | absorb, take in | suck or take up or in |
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| Spanish | despedir, emitir |
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| Catalan | emetre |
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