muten
English
Verb
muten (third-person singular simple present mutens, present participle mutening, simple past and past participle mutened)
- (transitive, intransitive, 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, ie. 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.
Catalan
East Central German
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.
Verb
muten (weak, third-person singular present mutet, past tense mutete, past participle gemutet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to dowse
- (transitive, mining) to apply for a mining concession
Related terms
Verb
muten (weak, third-person singular present mutet, past tense mutete, past participle gemutet, auxiliary haben)
Further reading
- “muten” in Duden online
Spanish
Verb
muten
- inflection of mutar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
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