Meaning & use
Transmitted
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Sent or passed something from one person, place, or thing to another.
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The satellite transmitted the signal back to Earth within seconds.
The virus is transmitted through close contact with infected individuals.
A note on using this word
Widely used across technology, medicine, and everyday speech, from radio signals and diseases to cultural traditions.
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conveyedrelayed
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Medical: of a disease, passed from one organism to another.
Malaria is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.
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