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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Utter \Ut"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uttered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Uttering.] [OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out,
     AS. [=u]tian to put out, eject, fr. [=u]t out. [root]198. See
     Out, and cf. Utter, a.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To put forth or out; to reach out. [Obs.]
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              How bragly [proudly] it begins to bud,
              And utter his tender head.            --Spenser.
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     2. To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. [Obs.]
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              Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law
              Is death to any he that utters them.  --Shak.
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              They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the
              name of Newfoundland fish.            --Abp. Abbot.
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     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.
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              The whole kingdom should continue in a firm
              resolution never to receive or utter this fatal
              coin.                                 --Swift.
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     4. To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to
        speak; to pronounce. ``Sweet as from blest, uttering
        joy.'' --Milton.
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              The words I utter
              Let none think flattery, for they 'll find 'em
              truth.                                --Shak.
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              And the last words he uttered called me cruel.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge;
          pronounce. See Deliver.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Utter \Ut"ter\, a. [OE. utter, originally the same word as
     outer. See Out, and cf. Outer, Utmost.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Outer. ``Thine utter eyen.'' --Chaucer. [Obs.] ``By him a
        shirt and utter mantle laid.'' --Chapman.
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              As doth an hidden moth
              The inner garment fret, not th' utter touch.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. Situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the
        center; outer. [Obs.]
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              Through utter and through middle darkness borne.
                                                    --Milton.
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              The very utter part pf Saint Adelmes point is five
              miles from Sandwich.                  --Holinshed.
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     3. Complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter
        ruin; utter darkness.
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              They . . . are utter strangers to all those anxious
              thoughts which disquiet mankind.      --Atterbury.
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     4. Peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an
        utter refusal or denial. --Clarendon.
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     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Utter \Ut"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uttered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Uttering.] [OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out,
     AS. [=u]tian to put out, eject, fr. [=u]t out. [root]198. 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Utter \Ut"ter\, a. [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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  utter
       adj 1: 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 thoroughgoing
              villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: arrant(a), complete(a),
               consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a),
              gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a),
               staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a)]
       2: total; "dead silence"; "utter seriousness" [syn: dead(a),
          utter(a)]
       v 1: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;
            "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: express,
             verbalize, verbalise, give tongue to]
       2: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She
          let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that
          nobody could understand" [syn: emit, let out, let
          loose]
       3: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This
          depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, speak,
           mouth, verbalize, verbalise]
       4: put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  utter
     Αγγλικά a.
     απόλυτος, -η, -ο
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (ετ επίσημο en) λέω, προφέρω, εκφέρω, διατυπώνω προφορικά μια λέξη ή
  φράση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  utter
     Swedish n.
     c otter; a mammal of the family Mustelidae

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Utter
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  utter
     a.
     1 (lb en now poetic literary) outer; furthest out, most remote. (from
  10th c.)
     2 (lb en obsolete) outward. (13th–16th c.)
     3 absolute, unconditional, total, complete. (from 15th c.)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To produce (speech or other sounds) with one's
  voice.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Utter
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  utter
     Swedish n.
     c otter; a mammal of the family Mustelidae

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Utter
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  utter
     Swedish n.
     c otter; a mammal of the family Mustelidae

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Utter
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  utter
     Ruotsi n.
     1 saukko
     2 eräs kalastusväline

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  utter
     n.
     1 (tagg kat=däggdjursarter kat2=mårddjur) en art ''(Lutra lutra)''
  inom däggdjursfamiljen mårddjur (Mustelidae); individ av arten utter
     2 fiskeredskap med vilket man kan använda ett flertal fiskeflugor
  eller fiskedrag samtidigt

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  utter
     n.
     1 (tagg kat=däggdjursarter kat2=mårddjur) en art ''(Lutra lutra)''
  inom däggdjursfamiljen mårddjur (Mustelidae); individ av arten utter
     2 fiskeredskap med vilket man kan använda ett flertal fiskeflugor
  eller fiskedrag samtidigt

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  utter /ˈʌtə/
  ontlok, uithaal

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Utter /ˈʌtə/
  مطلق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  utter //ˈʌtə// //ˈʌtɚ// /[ˈɐtə]/ /[ˈʌɾɚ]/ 
  абсолютен, пълен
  absolute

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  utter //ˈʌtə// //ˈʌtɚ// /[ˈɐtə]/ /[ˈʌɾɚ]/ 
  пускам в обращение
  put counterfeit money etc. into circulation