Latin dictionary · verb

mittō

to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge

Dictionary forms: mittō, mittere, mīsī, missum

Inflection: third conjugation

Meaning and definitions

1. to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge
2. to put out, extend, reach out (one's hand)
3. to announce, tell, report, send word, advise
4. to yield, furnish, produce, export
5. to put an end to
6. to let or bring out, put or send forth, send out, emit; let blood, bleed; utter a sound, speak, say

Connected roots

• mitt-

  sending

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• mission

  an important assignment or vocation

• transmit

  to cause to pass on from one place or person to another

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