Definition of mute

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Mute (n.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone..

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Transform :: Transform (v. t.) To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold..
Transmutation :: Transmutation (n.) The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals..
Mute :: Mute (a.) Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
Dumb :: Dumb (a.) Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not accompanied by words; as, dumb show..
Silence :: Silence (n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness..
Lene :: Lene (a.) Applied to certain mute consonants, as p, k, and t (or Gr. /, /, /)..
Mute :: Mute (n.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t..
Transmuted :: Transmuted (imp. & p. p.) of Transmut.
Mute :: Mute (a.) Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal.
Mute :: Mute (n.) A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak.
Shut :: Shut (a.) Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g..
Mute :: Mute (n.) A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.
Permutable :: Permutable (a.) Capable of being permuted; exchangeable.
Speechless :: Speechless (a.) Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent.
Turn :: Turn (v. i.) To be changed, altered, or transformed; to become transmuted; also, to become by a change or changes; to grow; as, wood turns to stone; water turns to ice; one color turns to another; to turn Mohammedan..
Commuter :: Commuter (n.) One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling..
Inconvertible :: Inconvertible (a.) Not convertible; not capable of being transmuted, changed into, or exchanged for, something else; as, one metal is inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes inconvertible into specie..
Whist :: Whist (v. i.) To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute.
Semimute :: Semimute (n.) A semimute person.
Vary :: Vary (v. t.) To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate.
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