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transmit vs send

send vs transmit

transmit and send both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transmit No No Yes No
send No No Yes No
As verbs, transmit and send are synonyms defined as:
  • transmit and send: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
Other synonyms of transmit include air, beam, broadcast.
As verbs, send is a hyponym of transmit; that is, send is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transmit:
  • transmit: send from one person or place to another
  • send: to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
Other hyponyms of transmit include bring, convey, fetch, get, project, propagate, translate, release, turn, send out.
transmit (verb) send (verb)
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
send from one person or place to another transfer
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
transfer to another assign to a station
to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
transport commercially
cause to go somewhere
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
Difference between transmit and send

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