definition of
mute

[1] #1 mute s. [tongueless, unspoken, wordless] expressed without speech; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe. wn

[2] #2 mute n. [deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person] a deaf person who is unable to speak. wn

[3] #3 mute v. [muffle, dull, damp, dampen, tone down] deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. wn

[4] #4 mute n. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument. wn

[5] #5 mute s. [dumb, silent] unable to speak because of hereditary deafness. wn