Definition of mute

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Mute (a.) Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2..

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Mute :: Mute (n.) One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause..
Whist :: Whist (a.) Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
Muteness :: Muteness (n.) The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.
Tithe :: Tithe (n.) A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent charges..
Commute :: Commute (v. i.) To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to effect a commutation.
Commuter :: Commuter (n.) One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling..
Moot-hill :: Moot-hill (n.) A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or courts were held by the Saxons; -- called, in Scotland, mute-hill..
Commutable :: Commutable (a.) Capable of being commuted or interchanged.
Permute :: Permute (v. t.) To exchange; to barter; to traffic.
Silence :: Silence (n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness..
Soft :: Soft (superl.) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.); -- opposed to hard..
Mute :: Mute (n.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone..
Transmew :: Transmew (v. t. & i.) To transmute; to transform; to metamorphose.
Sordine :: Sordine (n.) See Damper, and 5th Mute..
Whist :: Whist (v. i.) To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute.
Transmuted :: Transmuted (imp. & p. p.) of Transmut.
Mute :: Mute (n.) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute..
Obmutescence :: Obmutescence (n.) A keeping silent or mute.
Mute :: Mute (v. t.) To cast off; to molt.
Mutely :: Mutely (adv.) Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.
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