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to moot

to moot

3 6.0
To suggest an idea for discussion
  • verb
  • /mut/
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  • One option that was mooted was dual status.
  • mooted the idea
  • first mooted

That's a rather depressing thought that's been mooted.

Examples

  • During the meeting, she mooted the idea of expanding the project to include more community resources.

  • Napoleon had first mooted the idea of an Arab caliphate.

    Academic text (1995)

  • And so it was mooted, in fact, by the USA Freedom Act.

  • All right, perhaps... we could moot a provisional sum as a basis for on-going negotiation.

    Cloud Atlas (2012)

  • Yeah, I mean, that has been mooted that perhaps aliens will use mathematics as a starting point to establish communication.

  • The idea of constructing a dam at Farakka had first been mooted among official circles in India in 1950.

    Academic text (1998)

  • NHS chief executive Simon Stevens (pictured above) has mooted the idea that employers who provide workplace health programmes could be offered financial incentives.

    Academic text (2014)

  • He mooted the possibility of introducing new technology to improve efficiency in the workplace.

  • At the summit, several leaders mooted the topic of climate change as a priority for discussion.

Synonyms

to bring up
vsto moot
788 2.6

To mention a subject for discussion

suggests topics specifically to invite debate or focused discussion

Antonyms

to ignore
∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

to dismiss
332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

Compounds

moot court
  • Jargon
3 7.4

A practice court where law students argue pretend court cases

How Strong

to advocate
343 3.7
to propose
∞ 3.0
to moot
3 6.0
to bring up
788 2.6
to mention
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

moot infinitive
mooted past
mooted past participle
mooting present participle
moots third person singular

Etymology

Moot comes from an old English word mōt meaning 'meeting'. So to moot an idea is to bring it up in a meeting for people to discuss, which is why it means 'to suggest or raise a topic for debate'.