muten

English

Etymology 1

From mute +‎ -en.

Verb

muten (third-person singular simple present mutens, present participle mutening, simple past and past participle mutened)

1. (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)

1. (obsolete, rare) To mutiny.

Anagrams

• Tumen, tumen, unmet

Catalan

Verb

muten

1. third-person plural present indicative of mutar

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German mieten.

Verb

muten

1. (Erzgebirgisch) to rent

Further reading

• Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 111

Galician

Verb

muten

1. inflection of mutar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. 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)

1. (transitive) to dowse
2. (transitive, mining) to apply for a mining concession

Related terms

• Mut

Etymology 2

From English mute +‎ -en.

Verb

muten (weak, third-person singular present mutet, past tense mutete, past participle gemutet, auxiliary haben)

1. (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

Spanish

Verb

muten

1. inflection of mutar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative