moot 1
— mooter , n. — mootness , n.
/mooht/ , adj.
1. open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: a moot point.
2. of little or no practical value or meaning; purely academic.
3. Chiefly Law. not actual; theoretical; hypothetical.
v.t.
4. to present or introduce (any point, subject, project, etc.) for discussion.
5. to reduce or remove the practical significance of; make purely theoretical or academic.
6. Archaic. to argue (a case), esp. in a mock court.
n.
7. an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
8. an argument or discussion, esp. of a hypothetical legal case.
9. Obs. a debate, argument, or discussion.
[ bef. 900; ME mot ( e ) meeting, assembly, OE gemot; c. ON mot, D gemoet meeting. See MEET 1 ]
Syn. 1. disputable, disputed, unsettled. 4. debate, dispute, discuss.
Ant. 1. indisputable. 4. agree.
moot 2
/mooht/ , n.
1. a ring gauge for checking the diameters of treenails.
v.t.
2. to bring (a treenail) to the proper diameter with a moot.
[ 1805-15; special use of dial. moot tree-stump, block of wood; c. D moot piece ]