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bruit

[ broot ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to voice abroad; rumor (used chiefly in the passive and often followed by about ):

    The report was bruited through the village.



noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
  2. Archaic. rumor; report.
  3. Archaic. noise; din; clamor.

bruit

/ bruːt /

verb

  1. tr; often passiveusually foll byabout to report; rumour

    it was bruited about that the king was dead

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. med an abnormal sound heard within the body during auscultation, esp a heart murmur
  2. archaic.
    1. a rumour
    2. a loud outcry; clamour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bruit1

1400–50; late Middle English (noun) < Anglo-French, Old French, noun use of past participle of bruire to roar < Vulgar Latin *brūgere, a conflation of Latin rūgīre to bellow and Vulgar Latin *bragere; bray 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bruit1

C15: via French from Medieval Latin brūgītus , probably from Vulgar Latin bragere (unattested) to yell + Latin rugīre to roar
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Example Sentences

On the contrary, “Certified Lover Boy” had been bruited for nearly a year.

FDA officials also have bruited the possibility of requiring vaccine manufacturers to modify their shots by this fall to target the omicron variant.

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Stars and starlets sought his services, 1950s scandal sheets bruited his name and Mike Wallace grilled him on TV.

Much of the business of “Hollywood” revolves around the question of whether Camille can play the title character — the bruited solution is, hilariously, to change her name to “Meg.”

The main downside to the bill identified by the legislative analysts and bruited about by the drug industry is that lower profits would lead to a reduction in R&D spending.

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