moot

moot
moot1
mooter, n.mootness, n.
/mooht/, adj.
1. open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: a moot point.
2. of little or no practical value or meaning; purely academic.
3. Chiefly Law. not actual; theoretical; hypothetical.
v.t.
4. to present or introduce (any point, subject, project, etc.) for discussion.
5. to reduce or remove the practical significance of; make purely theoretical or academic.
6. Archaic. to argue (a case), esp. in a mock court.
n.
7. an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
8. an argument or discussion, esp. of a hypothetical legal case.
9. Obs. a debate, argument, or discussion.
[bef. 900; ME mot(e) meeting, assembly, OE gemot; c. ON mot, D gemoet meeting. See MEET1]
Syn. 1. disputable, disputed, unsettled. 4. debate, dispute, discuss.
Ant. 1. indisputable. 4. agree.
moot2
/mooht/, n.
1. a ring gauge for checking the diameters of treenails.
v.t.
2. to bring (a treenail) to the proper diameter with a moot.
[1805-15; special use of dial. moot tree-stump, block of wood; c. D moot piece]

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  • Moot — Moot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mooting}.] [OE. moten, motien, AS. m[=o]tan to meet or assemble for conversation, to discuss, dispute, fr. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting, an assembly; akin to Icel. m[=o]t, MHG. muoz. Cf. {Meet}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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