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unmute

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ʌnˈmjuːt/
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verb

Meaning 1

To restore the sound output (on a speaker or other audio device), having previously muted it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsilence

Antonyms: mute

History

Etymology

From un- + mute.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: desilenciar — to restore the sound output, having previously muted it
  • Hungarian: visszahangosít — to restore the sound output, having previously muted it
  • Hungarian: némítást felold/megszüntet — to restore the sound output, having previously muted it
  • Hungarian: hangot visszakapcsolja — to restore the sound output, having previously muted it
  • Italian: smutare — to restore the sound output, having previously muted it
  • Ladino: dezmutear — to restore the sound output, having previously muted it
  • Portuguese: dessilenciar — to restore the sound output, having previously muted it
  • Spanish: desilenciar — to restore the sound output, having previously muted it
  • Spanish: desmutear — to restore the sound output, having previously muted it