bruit

C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception

US /brut/ UK /bruːt/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Meanings

1

verb
to spread a report or rumor; an abnormal sound heard in auscultation

It was bruited about the office that layoffs were coming.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to spread a report or... report rumor noise murmur broadcast circulate

Opposites

suppress hush conceal

Etymology

From Old French bruit ('noise, din, rumor'), the past participle of bruire ('to roar, make a noise'), from Vulgar Latin *brugere, a blend of Latin rugire ('to roar') and bragere ('to bray').

bruit Old French rugire Latin

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Topics

Senses & Perception

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# bruit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /brut/
**IPA (UK):** /bruːt/

## Meanings
1. to spread a report or rumor; an abnormal sound heard in auscultation

## Examples
- It was bruited about the office that layoffs were coming.

## Synonyms
- report
- rumor
- noise
- murmur
- broadcast
- circulate

## Antonyms
- suppress
- hush
- conceal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bruit
- Root: rugire

## Etymology
From Old French bruit ('noise, din, rumor'), the past participle of bruire ('to roar, make a noise'), from Vulgar Latin *brugere, a blend of Latin rugire ('to roar') and bragere ('to bray').

## AI Etymology
Bruit is a verb and noun meaning "to spread a report or rumor; an abnormal sound heard in auscultation". Historically, it is from Old French bruit ('noise, din, rumor'), the past participle of bruire ('to roar, make a noise'), from Vulgar Latin *brugere, a blend of Latin rugire ('to roar') and bragere ('to bray'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: bruit is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Old French bruit with Latin rugire.

## Topics
- Senses & Perception

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