Meaning & use
reemit
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Meanings
verbtransitive or intransitivetechnical
To send out light, sound, heat, or a signal again, especially after receiving it.
Grammar: Can take an object (reemit light) or stand alone (the surface reemits); often used in the passive.
Patterns
- reemit something
- reemit something as something
- something is reemitted by something
The coating absorbs ultraviolet light and reemits it as visible light.
When the atom relaxes, it reemits a photon in a random direction.
The satellite receives the signal and reemits it toward the ground station.
verbtransitivetechnical
To send out a message, signal, or broadcast again at a later time.
Grammar: Takes an object: reemit a broadcast. The object is usually a signal, message, or program.
Patterns
- reemit a signal
- reemit a broadcast
- reemit something to someone
The network reemitted the interview later that evening.
Radio operators reemit emergency messages to reach distant ships.
Word forms
| third person singular | reemits |
|---|---|
| past tense | reemitted |
| past participle | reemitted |
| -ing form | reemitting |
Common combinations
- reemit light
- Certain minerals reemit light after being exposed to ultraviolet rays.
- reemit a signal
- The repeater station reemits the signal at a higher power.
- reemit radiation
- The heated dust reemits radiation in the infrared range.
- reemit a photon
- Excited atoms reemit photons as they return to a lower energy state.
- reemit a broadcast
- Local stations may reemit a broadcast from a national network.
Synonyms and how they differ
- reradiate
- Used mostly in physics for energy sent out again as radiation; reemit is broader and covers signals and broadcasts too.
- retransmit
- Common for sending a signal or message on again, especially in communications; reemit often suggests a physical process like light or heat.
- rebroadcast
- Used for television or radio programs sent out again; reemit can refer to any signal, not just a program.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: reemit or remit? reemit or omit?
reemit vs remit
Remit means to send money or to cancel a debt or punishment; reemit means to send out light, sound, or a signal again. The extra e changes both the sound and the meaning.
reemit vs omit
Omit means to leave something out; reemit means to send something out again. They look similar but have unrelated meanings.
Practice
The screen absorbs blue light and ___ it as green light.
Choose one answer.
The present-tense verb with a third-person singular subject is 'reemits,' which fits the meaning 'sends out again.' 'Remits' means sends money or cancels a debt, 'omits' means leaves out, and 'reemitted' is past tense, which does not match the present-tense sentence.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “reemit”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.