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I. ut·ter1 (ŭtʹər)tr.v. ut·tered, ut·ter·ing, ut·ters 1. To send forth with the voice: uttered a cry. 2. To articulate (words); pronounce or speak. See Synonyms at vent1. 3. Law. To put (counterfeit money, for example) into circulation. 4. To publish (a book, for example). 5. Obsolete. To sell or deliver (merchandise) in trading. [Middle English utteren, partly from Middle Low German uteren(from uter, outer, comparative of ūt, out. See ud- in Indo-European Roots), and alteration (influenced by utter, outer) of Middle English outen, to disclose (from out, out. See out).] utʹter·a·ble adj.utʹter·er n. II. ut·ter2 (ŭtʹər)adj. Complete; absolute; entire: utter nonsense; utter darkness. [Middle English, from Old English ūtera, outer. See ud- in Indo-European Roots.]
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