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English
Etymology 1
From mute + -en.
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.
Anagrams
Catalan
Verb
muten
- third-person plural present indicative of mutar
East Central German
Etymology
Compare German mieten.
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/,
- 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
Etymology 2
From English mute + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjuːtən/,
- 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
- “muten” in Duden online
- “muten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Spanish
Verb
muten
- inflection of mutar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative