Sekirov Dictionary

mute

/mjuːt/

noun 9
adjective 4
verb 5
forms 5

noun9

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A person who does not have the power of speech.
- The girl left, and presently returned, followed by two male mutes, to whom the Queen made another sign. — 1886
An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.
An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.
(Internet) An action of muting, especially in a discussion forum as a penalty for breaking rules.
A mute swan.
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A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.
- He asked about the undertaking business, and how many mutes went down with Lady Estrich’s remains […] — 1848
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The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
- On which was written not in words, But hieroglyphic mute of birds — 1662
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(no longer used) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer.
- As for the poor honest Maid, whom all the Story is built upon, and who ought to be one of the principal Actors in the Play, she is commonly a Mute in it: — 1668
(no longer used) A stopped consonant; a stop.

adjective4

Not having the power of speech; dumb.
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Silent; not making a sound.
- He ask’d, but all the Heav’nly Quire stood mute, / And silence was in Heav’n: […] — 1667
Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.

verb5

To silence, to make quiet.
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To turn off the sound of.
- Please mute the music while I make a call.
To cause the content or messages of (a social media account, a website, etc.) to no longer appear on one's feed, trigger notifications, or similar, especially without fully blocking.
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To cast off; to moult.
- Have I muted all my feathers? — 1633
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(no longer used) Of a bird: to defecate.
- I Mute as a hauke dothe whan she hath endued her gorge. — 1530

forms

muted · muting · mutes · muter · mutest

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