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| ut·ter [ úttər ] (past and past participle ut·tered, present participle ut·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular ut·ters) |
transitive verb |
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| Definition: |
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1. say something: to say or pronounce something
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2. emit something as vocal sound: to emit something as a sound made by the voice
  uttered a low growl
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3. publish something: to publish something, e.g. in a book or newspaper
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archaic
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4. law put something into circulation: to put something into circulation, especially counterfeit money or a forgery, under the pretense that it is genuine
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formal
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| [14th century. < Middle Dutch ūteren "drive out, announce, speak" < Old Low German ūt "out"] |
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| ut·ter·a·ble adjective |
| ut·ter·er noun |
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