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Commute :: Commute (v. t.) To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares..

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..

Deaf-mutism :: Deaf-mutism (n.) The condition of being a deaf-mute.

Permuter :: Permuter (n.) One who permutes.

Mute :: Mute (v. t. & i.) To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds.

Permutable :: Permutable (a.) Capable of being permuted; exchangeable.

Shut :: Shut (a.) Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g..

Semiimute :: Semiimute (a.) Having the faculty of speech but imperfectly developed or partially lost.

Whist :: Whist (a.) Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.

Sordine :: Sordine (n.) See Damper, and 5th Mute..

Commuted :: Commuted (imp. & p. p.) of Commut.

Voiceless :: Voiceless (a.) Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb..

Dumbness :: Dumbness (n.) The quality or state of being dumb; muteness; silence; inability to speak.

Semimute :: Semimute (n.) A semimute person.

Commutable :: Commutable (a.) Capable of being commuted or interchanged.

Transmutable :: Transmutable (a.) Capable of being transmuted or changed into a different substance, or into into something of a different form a nature; transformable..

Silent :: Silent (a.) Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.

Transmuted :: Transmuted (imp. & p. p.) of Transmut.

Dummy :: Dummy (a.) Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

Permute :: Permute (v. t.) To exchange; to barter; to traffic.

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