give off

v 1: have as a by-product: "The big cities gave off so many

wonderful American qualities"

2: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or

radiation, vapor, etc. [syn: {emit}, {give out}] [ant: {absorb}]

3: give out or emit; "The room effuses happiness" [syn: {effuse}]

4: expel, as of gases and odors [syn: {emit}, {breathe}, {pass

off}]