Definition of MUSSITATE

mussitate

Meanings

Verb

  • talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
  • To say (words, etc.) indistinctly; to mutter.
  • To talk indistinctly; to mutter.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin mussitō (“to keep quiet; to murmur, mutter”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from mussō (“to be silent and respectful; to say in a soft voice, murmur”) (from Proto-Indo-European *mur- (“to murmur”), originally imitative) + -itō (frequentative suffix).

Synonyms

maunder, mumble, mutter

Scrabble Score: 11

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