mussitate

[ muhs-i-teyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

, Obsolete.

, mus·si·tat·ed, mus·si·tat·ing.

to mutter; mumble.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mussitate¹

1620–30; < Latin mussitātus (past participle of mussitāre to mutter), equivalent to muss ( āre ) to mutter + -it- frequentative suffix + -ātus -ate ¹

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