unmute

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unmute

/ʌnˈmjuːt/

Where it comes from

From un- + mute.

verb unmutes · unmuting · unmuted

transitive To restore the sound output (on a speaker or other audio device), having previously muted it.
Similar: unsilence · Opposite: mute

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verb to restore the sound output, having previously muted it

Español	desilenciar, desmutear
Português	dessilenciar
Italiano	smutare

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"unmute." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unmute. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{unmute_2026,
  title = {unmute},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unmute},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}