verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make no longer silent; to provide with a voice. transitive
2. 2
   To activate (a dormant or repressed gene). transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

unmute

Etymology

From un- + silence.

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