See Also: Mute(medicine)
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Mute(health)
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Harmon mute(dictionary)
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mute verb2. [mju:t] L17.
[from MUTE adjective.]
verb intrans. Of a pack of hounds: run without giving tongue. Only in L17.
verb trans. Deaden or soften the sound of (a thing or person); spec. muffle the sound of (a musical instrument); fig. tone down, reduce in intensity, subdue. L19.
M. Pemberton A heavy Indian carpet muted the footsteps of the Emperor. A. Brookner Fierce colour..muted by the surrounding greyness.
b. Silence (a thing or person); spec. suppress the volume of (a loudspeaker) or the output of (an amplifier or other circuit component). L19.
muting noun2 (a) the action of the verb; (b) Electricity the automatic suppression of the output of an amplifier when the input signal falls below some predetermined level: L19.