moot

moot
Synonyms and related words:
abstract, academic, advance, agitate, arguable, argue, argufy, armchair, at issue, bandy words, bicker, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach, canvass, cavil, choplogic, commend to attention, confutable, confuted, conjectural, contend, contest, contestable, contested, controversial, controvertible, cross swords, cut and thrust, debatable, debate, deniable, disbelieved, discept, discredited, disputable, dispute, disputed, doubtable, doubted, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, exploded, give and take, hassle, have it out, hypothetic, ideal, iffy, impractical, in dispute, in doubt, in dubio, in question, indefinite, introduce, join issue, launch, lay before, lock horns, logomachize, make a motion, mistakable, mistrusted, move, notional, offer a resolution, open to doubt, open to question, open up, pettifog, plead, polemicize, polemize, pose, posit, postulate, postulatory, prefer, problematic, problematical, proffer, propose, proposition, propound, put forth, put forward, put it to, questionable, questioned, quibble, recommend, refutable, set before, set forth, spar, speculative, start, submit, suggest, suppositional, suspect, suspected, suspicious, take sides, theoretical, thrash out, try conclusions, uncertain, undecided, under a cloud, under suspicion, undetermined, unresolved, unsettled, ventilate, wrangle

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  • moot — 1 / müt/ vt: to make moot statute of limitations would moot the effort S. R. Sontag moot 2 adj [(of a trial or hearing) hypothetical, staged for practice, from moot hypothetical case for law students, argument, deliberative assembly, from Old… …   Law dictionary

  • Moot — Moot, n. [AS. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; usually in comp.] [Written also {mote}.] 1. A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting of the people of a village or district, in Anglo Saxon times, for the discussion and settlement of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moot — may refer to: from Moot as an Old English language (Anglo Saxon) term for meeting: Folkmoot Jamtamót, the old assembly of Jämtland Witenagemot, the High Council of Anglo Saxon England Moot hall or Moot hill, a meeting or assembly place,… …   Wikipedia

  • Moot — Gründer und Administrator des Imageboards 4chan. Laut Time World s Most Influential Person 2008 [1] World Scout Moot …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • moot´er — moot «moot», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. that is doubtful or debatable; that can be argued: »a moot point. ╂[< noun] –v.t. 1. to bring forward (a point, subject, question, or case) for discussion: »The project of this conference was first… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Moot — Moot, a. 1. Subject, or open, to argument or discussion; undecided; debatable; mooted. [1913 Webster] 2. Of purely theoretical or academic interest; having no practical consequence; as, the team won in spite of the bad call, and whether the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • moot — A moot point or moot question is a debatable or undecided one. The word is from Old English (from a verb mōtian meaning ‘converse’) and should not be confused with mute meaning ‘silent’ …   Modern English usage

  • moot — (m[=o]t), v. See 1st {Mot}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • moot — (m[=oo]t), n. (Shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • Moot — Moot, v. i. To argue or plead in a supposed case. [1913 Webster] There is a difference between mooting and pleading; between fencing and fighting. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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