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send sth out

(PRODUCE) phrasal verb with send
 
 
/send/ verb [T] (sent, sent)

Definition

C2 to produce something in a way that causes it to spread out from a central point: The equipment sent out a regular high-pitched signal. The torch sends out a powerful beam of light. The bushes were sending out new shoots.Emitting and ejecting
(Definition of send sth out (PRODUCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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