mute
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Definition of MUTE
intransitive verb
of a bird : to evacuate the cloaca
Origin of MUTE
Middle English, from Anglo-French *meutir, short for ameutir, alteration of Old French esmeltir, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch smelten to melt, make fluid, defecate (of birds)
First Known Use: 15th century
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