Friday, March 25, 2011

Greek and Latin Roots for March 28 - April 1

miss, mit = send
admit      to send someone in; to allow someone to enter
dismiss     to send someone out; to let someone leave
emit         to send out or give off (such as an odor)
intermission     a break between acts of plays or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks
missile      a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target
mission    a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do
omit         to leave out; to not send
remit        to send back ( usually related to paying bills)
submit     to “send” yourself under someone else’s control; to give in to someone else’s power
transmit   to send something across places; to pass along

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