muten
English
Etymology 1
Verb
muten (third-person singular simple present mutens, present participle mutening, simple past and past participle mutened)
- (ambitransitive, rare) To make or become mute or muted.
- 1988, Annales Zoologici Fennici, volume 25, page 258:
- The passage of auditory cues was also prevented by cutting off the wings of the males, i.e. by “mutening” the males.
- 2009, W. B. Baker, The Lion and the Falcon, page 137:
- The silent, twin-fanged fury of its king
On mutened men, who have no voice to sing.
Etymology 2
From Middle French mutiner.
Verb
muten (third-person singular simple present mutens, present participle mutening, simple past and past participle mutened)
- (obsolete, rare) To mutiny.
Anagrams
Catalan
Verb
muten
- third-person plural present indicative of mutar
East Central German
Etymology
Verb
muten
- (Erzgebirgisch) to rent
Further reading
- Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 111
Galician
Verb
muten
- inflection of mutar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German muoten, from Old High German muoten, muotôn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːtən/, [muːtn̩]
- Hyphenation: mu‧ten
Verb
muten (weak, third-person singular present mutet, past tense mutete, past participle gemutet, auxiliary haben)
- (obsolete) to desire, to demand, to set one's mind on something
- (transitive, jargon) to dowse (with a divining rod)
- (transitive, mining) to apply for a mining concession
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjuːtən/, [mjuːtn̩]
- Hyphenation: mu‧ten
Verb
muten (weak, third-person singular present mutet, past tense mutete, past participle gemutet, auxiliary haben)
- (computing) to mute
- Ich hab ihn gemutet, aber der Rotz kommt durch. ― I muted him, but the crap gets through.
- Klicken Sie auf die Section, die Sie muten möchten. ― Click on the section that you would like to mute.
Further reading
Spanish
Verb
muten
- inflection of mutar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative