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muten¹

Where it comes from

From mute + -en.

verb mutens · mutening · mutened

  1. ambitransitive, rare To make or become mute or muted. The passage of auditory cues was also prevented by cutting off the wings of the males, i.e. by “mutening” the males.

muten²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French mutiner.

verb mutens · mutening · mutened

  1. obsolete, rare To mutiny.

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@misc{muten_2026,
  title = {muten},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/muten},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}