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| mute [ myoot ] |
adjective |
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1. not speaking: unwilling or unable to speak
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2. making no sound: saying nothing, or making no sound
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3. not expressed in words: felt or expressed without speech
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4. law not answering charge: refusing to answer a charge brought in a court of law
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5. phonetics
Same as plosive
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6. phonetics not pronounced: not pronounced, like the final "e" in "cheese"
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noun (plural mutes) |
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1. offensive term: an offensive term for somebody who is unable or unwilling to speak
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dated
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2. law somebody refusing to answer charge: somebody who refuses to answer a charge in a court of law
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3. music device for altering tone of instrument: a pad, clip, or other device used to reduce or alter in some way the tone of a brass or stringed instrument
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4. phonetics silent letter: a letter that is not pronounced
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5. phonetics
Same as plosive
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6. hired mourner: somebody who was formerly paid to act as a mourner at a funeral
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transitive verb (past and past participle mut·ed, present participle mut·ing, 3rd person present singular mutes) |
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1. turn down sound: to moderate the volume of a sound
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2. make something less bright: to make a color or light less bright or harsh
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3. music alter tone of instrument: to reduce or alter in some way the tone of a brass or stringed instrument using a pad, clip, or other device
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| [14th century. < French muet "slightly mute" < Old French mu< Latin mutus] |
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  mute·ly adverb |
| mute·ness noun |
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