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Moot Verb Muːt Adjective Bre Happen Worth Argued

Front moot
Back moot
adjective, verb
BrE /muːt/
NAmE /muːt/
adjective

(NAmE)
unlikely to happen and therefore not worth considering

He argued that the issue had become moot since the board had changed its policy.

a moot ˈpoint/ˈquestion (BrE, NAmE) a matter about which there may be disagreement or confusion
Whether this should be enforced by law or not is a moot point.
verb

 example bank
[usually passive] ~ sth (formal)
to suggest an idea for people to discuss
propose, put forward
The plan was first mooted at last week's meeting.

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