Type and usage of mute from BoostVocab

mute

/mjut/

adjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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dumb silent inarticulate unarticulate
noun
a deaf person who is unable to speak
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deaf-and-dumb person deaf-mute

type of:
deaf person
verb
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
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damp dampen dull muffle tone down

type of:
soften
adjective
expressed without speech
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"a mute appeal"

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tongueless unspoken wordless inarticulate unarticulate
noun
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
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type of:
acoustic device

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