Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - transmit

 verb  (~ted; ~ting)  Etymology: Middle English ~ten, from Latin ~tere, from trans- + mittere to send  Date: 15th century  transitive verb  1.  a. to send or convey from one person or place to another ; forward  b. to cause or allow to spread: as  (1) to convey by or as if by inheritance or heredity ; hand down  (2) to convey (infection) abroad or to another  2.  a.  (1) to cause (as light or force) to pass or be conveyed through space or a medium  (2) to admit the passage of ; conduct glass ~s light  b. to send out (a signal) either by radio waves or over a wire  intransitive verb to send out a signal either by radio waves or over a wire  • ~table adjective  • ~tal noun