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transmitted

Pronunciation: [trænzˈmɪtɪd]

Word

Context: "communication"

(verb) to send information, signals, or messages from one place to another. For example, when you use your phone to talk to your friend, your voice is transmitted through the air and into their phone.

Example

I transmitted the data to my computer without any problems.

Example

He didn't transmit the message correctly, so no one understood what to do.

Example

How was the information transmitted to everyone?

Context: "health"

(verb) to spread a disease or infection from one person to another. For example, if someone is sick with a cold, they can transmit the virus to others by coughing.

Example

The virus was transmitted easily through close contact.

Example

Thanks to good hygiene, the illness was not transmitted among the students.

Example

How is the flu transmitted from one person to another?

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