English Explanatory Dictionary

mussitate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To say (words, etc.) indistinctly; to mutter.
  2. To talk indistinctly; to mutter.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌsɪteɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mussitate.wav /ˈmʌsɪˌteɪt/

Word forms

mussitate mussitates mussitating mussitated

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”) (perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mur- (“to murmur”), originally imitative) + -itō (frequentative suffix).

Related words

mussitant mussitation
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