Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Greek/Latin for October 8-12


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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