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verb (used without object), mus·si·tat·ed, mus·si·tat·ing. Obsolete.
to mutter; mumble.
Origin:
1620–30; < Latin mussitātus (past participle of mussitāre to mutter), equivalent to muss(āre) to mutter + -it- frequentative suffix + -ātus -ate1
1620–30; < Latin mussitātus (past participle of mussitāre to mutter), equivalent to muss(āre) to mutter + -it- frequentative suffix + -ātus -ate1
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| mussitate | |
verb | |
| talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: mumble] |
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