transmit

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of TRANSMIT

to cause (something) to pass from one to another <sneezing and coughing can transmit disease>

Synonyms conduct, convey, give, impart, spread, transfer, transfuse, transmit

Near Antonyms catch, come down (with), contract

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another <I'll transmit this information over the airwaves>

Synonyms consign, dispatch, pack (off), ship, shoot, transfer, transmit, transport

Related Words convey, deliver, hand over, pass, render; advance, drop, launch; address, forward; export, import; bestow, contribute, donate, give, present; resend, return

Near Antonyms acquire, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, obtain, procure, secure

Antonyms accept, receive

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another <transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer>

Synonyms commend, commit, confide, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust (also intrust), give over, hand, hand over, leave, pass, recommend, repose, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest

Near Antonyms detain, hold back, reserve, withhold; own, possess; accept, receive, take in; occupy, take, take over

Antonyms hold, keep, retain

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