UTTER

blank, utter

(adjective) complete and absolute; “utter seriousness”; “blank stupidity”

complete, arrant(a), consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated

(adjective) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; “an arrant fool”; “a complete coward”; “a consummate fool”; “a double-dyed villain”; “gross negligence”; “a perfect idiot”; “pure folly”; “what a sodding mess”; “stark staring mad”; “a thorough nuisance”; “a thoroughgoing villain”; “utter nonsense”; “the unadulterated truth”

express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to

(verb) articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; “She expressed her anger”; “He uttered a curse”

talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

(verb) express in speech; “She talks a lot of nonsense”; “This depressed patient does not verbalize”

utter, emit, let out, let loose

(verb) express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); “She let out a big heavy sigh”; “He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand”

utter

(verb) put into circulation; “utter counterfeit currency”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

utter (not comparable)

(now poetic, literary) Outer; furthest out, most remote. [from 10th c.]

(obsolete) Outward. [13th–16th c.]

Absolute, unconditional, total, complete. [from 15th c.]

Synonyms

• see also total

Etymology 2

Verb

utter (third-person singular simple present utters, present participle uttering, simple past and past participle uttered)

(transitive) To produce (speech or other sounds) with one's voice.

Synonyms: let out, say, speak

(transitive) To reveal or express (an idea, thought, desire, etc.) with speech.

Synonyms: declare, say, tell

(transitive, figurative) To produce (a noise) (of an inanimate object).

Synonyms: emit, let out

(transitive, obsolete) To spit or blow (something) out of one's mouth.

(transitive, obsolete) To emit or give off (breath).

(transitive, archaic) To shed (a tear or tears).

(transitive, obsolete) To offer (something) for sale; to sell.

(transitive, obsolete) To put (currency) into circulation.

Synonym: circulate

(transitive, obsolete) To show (something that has been hidden); to reveal the identity of (someone).

(transitive, obsolete) To send or put (something) out.

Synonyms

Proper noun

Utter (plural Utters)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Utter is the 7668^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4331 individuals. Utter is most common among White (94.27%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ut"ter, a. Etym: [OE. utter, originally the same word as outer. See Out, and cf. Outer, Utmost.]

1. Outer. "Thine utter eyen." Chaucer. [Obs.] "By him a shirt and utter mantle laid." Chapman. As doth an hidden moth The inner garment fret, not th' utter touch. Spenser.

2. Situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the center; outer. [Obs.] Through utter and through middle darkness borne. Milton. The very utter part pf Saint Adelmes point is five miles from Sandwich. Holinshed.

3. Complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter ruin; utter darkness. They . . . are utter strangers to all those anxious thoughts which disquiet mankind. Atterbury.

4. Peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an utter refusal or denial. Clarendon. Utter bar (Law), the whole body of junior barristers. See Outer bar, under 1st Outer. [Eng.] -- Utter barrister (Law), one recently admitted as barrister, who is accustomed to plead without, or outside, the bar, as distinguished from the benchers, who are sometimes permitted to plead within the bar. [Eng.] Cowell.

Ut"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Uttering.] Etym: [OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out, AS. utian to put out, eject, fr. ut out. sq. root198. See Out, and cf. Utter, a.]

1. To put forth or out; to reach out. [Obs.] How bragly [proudly] it begins to bud, And utter his tender head. Spenser.

2. To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. [Obs.] Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law Is death to any he that utters them. Shak. They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the name of Newfoundland fish. Abp. Abbot.

3. hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; -- often used, specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter coin or bank notes. The whole kingdom should continue in a firm resolution never to receive or utter this fatal coin. Swift.

4. To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce. "Sweet as from blest, uttering joy." Milton. The words I utter Let none think flattery, for they 'll find 'em truth. Shak. And the last words he uttered called me cruel. Addison.

Syn.

– To deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge; pronounce. See Deliver.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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