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ut⋅ter

1[uht-er]
–verb (used with object)
1. to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
2. to give forth (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice: to utter a sigh.
3. Phonetics. to produce (speech sounds, speechlike sounds, syllables, words, etc.) audibly, with or without reference to formal language.
4. to express (oneself or itself), esp. in words.
5. to give forth (a sound) otherwise than with the voice: The engine uttered a shriek.
6. to express by written or printed words.
7. to make publicly known; publish: to utter a libel.
8. to put into circulation, as coins, notes, and esp. counterfeit money or forged checks.
9. to expel; emit.
10. Obsolete. to publish, as a book.
11. Obsolete. to sell.
–verb (used without object)
12. to employ the faculty of speech; use the voice to talk, make sounds, etc.: His piety prevented him from uttering on religion.
13. to sustain utterance; undergo speaking: Those ideas are so dishonest they will not utter.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME outren (see out, -er 6 ); c. G äussern to declare


ut⋅ter⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ut⋅ter⋅er, noun
ut⋅ter⋅less, adjective
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Word Origin & History

utter  (adj.)
"complete, total," O.E. utera, uterra, "outer," comparative adj. formed from ut (see out), from P.Gmc. *utizon (cf. O.N. utar, O.Fris. uttra, M.Du. utere, Du. uiter-, O.H.G. uzar, Ger. äußer "outer"), a comparative adj. from the base of out. Uttermost, attested from c.1300, is more recent than utmost; M.E. also had uttermore (1382), now, alas, no loger with us. Utterly (c.1225) originally meant "sincerely, outspokenly" (cf. utter (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ut·ter
Function: transitive verb
: to put (as a counterfeit note) into circulation as if genuine uttering a forged check> —ut·ter·er noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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