mute

silent; refraining from speech; incapable of speech; to deaden or muffle the sound of
Not to be confused with:moot – debatable; undecided: a moot point; disputable, unsettled

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M0501600 (myo͞ot)adj. mut·er, mut·est 1. Refraining from producing speech or vocal sound.2. a. Offensive Unable to speak.b. Unable to vocalize, as certain animals.3. Expressed without speech; unspoken: a mute appeal.4. Law Declining to enter a plea to a criminal charge: standing mute.5. Linguistics a. Not pronounced; silent, as the e in the word house.b. Pronounced with a temporary stoppage of breath, as the sounds (p) and (b); plosive; stopped.n.1. Offensive One who is incapable of speech.2. Law A defendant who declines to enter a plea to a criminal charge.3. Music Any of various devices used to muffle or soften the tone of an instrument.4. Linguistics a. A silent letter.b. A plosive; a stop.tr.v. mut·ed, mut·ing, mutes 1. To soften or muffle the sound of.2. To soften the tone, color, shade, or hue of.

[Middle English muet, from Old French, from diminutive of mu, from Latin mūtus.]

mute′ly adv.mute′ness n.Usage Note: In reference to people who are unable to speak, mute and deaf-mute are now usually considered objectionable. Unlike blind and deaf, which are straightforward terms that need not be avoided out of fear of causing offense, mute and deaf-mute have fallen out of use and are likely to evoke older stereotypes of helplessness or pitiableness. They are especially objectionable if taken to imply that a person who cannot or does not use oral speech is thereby deprived of language. Many people who lack the ability to speak now converse through ASL or similar sign languages, which have the same communicative utility as spoken language. See Usage Note at deaf.

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(mjuːt) adj1. not giving out sound or speech; silent2. (Pathology) offensive unable to speak; dumb3. unspoken or unexpressed: mute dislike. 4. (Law) law (of a person arraigned on indictment) refusing to answer a charge5. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics another word for plosive6. (Phonetics & Phonology) (of a letter in a word) silentn7. (Pathology) offensive a person who is unable to speak8. (Law) law a person who refuses to plead when arraigned on indictment for an offence9. (Instruments) any of various devices used to soften the tone of stringed or brass instruments10. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics a plosive consonant; stop11. (Phonetics & Phonology) a silent letter12. (Theatre) an actor in a dumb show13. a hired mourner at a funeralvb (tr) 14. (Instruments) to reduce the volume of (a musical instrument) by means of a mute, soft pedal, etc15. (Art Terms) to subdue the strength of (a colour, tone, lighting, etc)[C14: muwet from Old French mu, from Latin mūtus silent] ˈmutely adv ˈmuteness nUsage: Using mute to refer to people without speech is considered outdated and offensive and should be avoided. The phrase profoundly deaf is a suitable alternative in many contexts

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(mjuːt) vb (Zoology) (of birds) to discharge (faeces)n (Zoology) birds' faeces[C15: from Old French meutir, variant of esmeltir, of Germanic origin; probably related to smelt¹ and melt]

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adj. mut•er, mut•est, adj. 1. silent; refraining from speech or utterance. 2. not emitting or having sound of any kind. 3. incapable of speech. 4. (of letters) silent; not pronounced. 5. Law. (of a person who has been arraigned) making no plea or refusing to stand trial: to stand mute. n. 6. a person who does not speak, esp. one who, because of congenital deafness, has never learned to speak. 7. Law. a person who stands mute when arraigned. 8. a mechanical device for muffling the tone of a musical instrument. 9. stop (def. 37). v.t. 10. to deaden or muffle the sound of. 11. to reduce the intensity of (a color) by the addition of another color. [1375–1425; Middle English muet < Middle French, assimilated, in the 16th century, to Latin mūtus mute] mute′ly, adv. mute′ness, n. usage: See dumb.

Mute

pack of hounds—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

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Past participle: muted
Gerund: muting

Imperative
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Present
I mute
you mute
he/she/it mutes
we mute
you mute
they mute

Preterite
I muted
you muted
he/she/it muted
we muted
you muted
they muted

Present Continuous
I am muting
you are muting
he/she/it is muting
we are muting
you are muting
they are muting

Present Perfect
I have muted
you have muted
he/she/it has muted
we have muted
you have muted
they have muted

Past Continuous
I was muting
you were muting
he/she/it was muting
we were muting
you were muting
they were muting

Past Perfect
I had muted
you had muted
he/she/it had muted
we had muted
you had muted
they had muted

Future
I will mute
you will mute
he/she/it will mute
we will mute
you will mute
they will mute

Future Perfect
I will have muted
you will have muted
he/she/it will have muted
we will have muted
you will have muted
they will have muted

Future Continuous
I will be muting
you will be muting
he/she/it will be muting
we will be muting
you will be muting
they will be muting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been muting
you have been muting
he/she/it has been muting
we have been muting
you have been muting
they have been muting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been muting
you will have been muting
he/she/it will have been muting
we will have been muting
you will have been muting
they will have been muting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been muting
you had been muting
he/she/it had been muting
we had been muting
you had been muting
they had been muting

Conditional
I would mute
you would mute
he/she/it would mute
we would mute
you would mute
they would mute

Past Conditional
I would have muted
you would have muted
he/she/it would have muted
we would have muted
you would have muted
they would have muted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mute - a deaf person who is unable to speakdeaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mutedeaf person - a person with a severe auditory impairmentdummy, silent person - a person who does not talk
	2.	mute - a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrumentacoustic device - a device for amplifying or transmitting soundsordino, sourdine - a mute for a violin
Verb	1.	mute - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrappingdamp, tone down, muffle, dampen, dullsoften - make (images or sounds) soft or softer
Adj.	1.	mute - expressed without speech; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfeunspoken, wordless, tonguelessinarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"
	2.	mute - unable to speak because of hereditary deafnessdumb, silentinarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"

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adjective1. close-mouthed, silent, taciturn, tongue-tied, tight-lipped, unspeaking He was mute, distant and indifferent.2. silent, dumb, unspoken, tacit, wordless, voiceless, unvoiced I threw her a mute look of appeal.3. dumb, speechless, voiceless, unspeaking, aphasic, aphonic The duke's daughter became mute after a shock.verb1. tone down, lower, moderate, subdue, dampen, soft-pedal Bush muted his racially moderate views.2. muffle, subdue, moderate, lower, turn down, soften, dampen, tone down, deaden The wooded hillside muted the sounds.

mute

adjective1. Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak, as from shock or fear:dumb, inarticulate, mum, silent, speechless, voiceless, wordless.2. Lacking the power or faculty of speech:aphonic, dumb, inarticulate, speechless, voiceless.verb1. To decrease or dull the sound of:dampen, deaden, muffle, stifle.2. To make or become less severe or extreme:moderate, qualify, soften, subdue, tame, temper, tone down.

Translations

不出声的不发音的哑的

mute

(mjuːt) adjective1. unable to speak; dumb. 哑的2. silent. She gazed at him in mute horror.不出声的3. (of a letter) not sounded in certain words. The word `dumb' has a mute `b' at the end.不发音的ˈmutely adverb 无言地，不出声地

mute

a person arraigned on indictment who refuses to answer a charge.

MUTE, persons. One who is dumb. Vide Deaf and Dumb.

MUTE, STANDING MUTE, practice, crim. law. When a prisoner upon his arraignment totally refuses to answer, insists upon mere frivolous pretences, or refuses to put himself upon the country, after pleading not guilty, he is said to stand mute.
2. In the case of the United States v. Hare, et al., Circuit Court, Maryland Dist. May sess. 1818, the prisoner standing mute was considered as if he had pleaded not guilty.
3. The act of congress of March 3, 1825, 3 Story's L. U. S. 2002, has since provided as follows; Sec. 14, That if any person, upon his or her arraignment upon any indictment before any court of the United States for any offence, not capital, shall stand mute, or will not answer or plead to such indictment, the court shall, notwithstanding, proceed to the trial of the person, so standing mute, or refusing to answer or pleas, as if he or she had pleaded not guilty; and upon a verdict being returned by the jury, may proceed to render judgment accordingly. A similar provision is to be found in the laws of Pennsylvania.
4. The barbarous punishment of peine forte et dure which till lately disgraced the criminal code of England, was never known in the United States. Vide Dumb; 15 Vin. Ab. 527.
5. When a prisoner stands mute, the laws of England arrive at the forced conclusion that he is guilty, and punish him accordingly. 1 Chit. Cr. Law, 428.
6. By the old French law, when a person accused was mute, or stood mute, it was the duty of the judge to appoint him a curator, whose duty it was to defend him, in the best manner he could; and for this purpose, he was allowed to communicate with him privately. Poth. Proced. Crim. s. 4, art. 2, Sec. 1.

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adj close-mouthed

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adj silent

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adj dumb

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verb tone down

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verb muffle

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adj temporarily unable or unwilling to speak, as from shock or fear

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adj lacking the power or faculty of speech

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verb to decrease or dull the sound of

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verb to make or become less severe or extreme

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noun a deaf person who is unable to speak

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noun a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

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verb deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

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adj expressed without speech

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adj unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

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