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utter (1)

ut·ter [ úttər ] (past and past participle ut·tered, present participle ut·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular ut·ters)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. say something: to say or pronounce something

2. emit something as vocal sound: to emit something as a sound made by the voice
uttered a low growl

3. publish something: to publish something, e.g. in a book or newspaper ( archaic )

4. law put something into circulation: to put something into circulation, especially counterfeit money or a forgery, under the pretense that it is genuine ( formal )

[14th century. < Middle Dutch ūteren "drive out, announce, speak" < Old Low German ūt "out"]

ut·ter·a·ble adjective
ut·ter·er noun
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