Utter

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Uttered p. pr. & vb. n. Uttering. ] [ OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out, AS. ūtian to put out, eject, fr. ūt out. √198. See Out, and cf. Utter, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To put forth or out; to reach out. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

How bragly [ proudly ] it begins to bud,
And utter his tender head. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law
Is death to any he that utters them. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the name of Newfoundland fish. Abp. Abbot. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The whole kingdom should continue in a firm resolution never to receive or utter this fatal coin. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce. “Sweet as from blest, uttering joy.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The words I utter
Let none think flattery, for they 'll find 'em truth. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

a. Capable of being uttered. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of uttering. Specifically: -- [ 1913 Webster ]

(a) Sale by offering to the public. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes. [ 1913 Webster ]

(c) Vocal expression; articulation; speech. [ 1913 Webster ]

At length gave utterance to these words. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance. [ 1913 Webster ]

They . . . began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts ii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

O, how unlike
To that large utterance of the early gods! Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. outrance. See Outrance. ] The last extremity; the end; death; outrance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Annibal forced those captives whom he had taken of our men to skirmish one against another to the utterance. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who utters. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. superl. of Utter. Uttermost. [ 1913 Webster ]

To the utterest proof of her courage. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of being uttered. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A clamoring debate of utterless things. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an utter manner; to the full extent; fully; totally; as, utterly ruined; it is utterly vain. [ 1913 Webster ]