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bruit

[ broot ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to voice abroad; rumor (used chiefly in the passive and often followed by about ):

    The report was bruited through the village.



noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
  2. Archaic. rumor; report.
  3. Archaic. noise; din; clamor.

bruit

/ ²ú°ù³Ü˳٠/

verb

  1. tr; often passiveusually foll byabout to report; rumour

    it was bruited about that the king was dead

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. med an abnormal sound heard within the body during auscultation, esp a heart murmur
  2. archaic.
    1. a rumour
    2. a loud outcry; clamour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú°ù³Ü¾±³Ùİù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bruit1

1400–50; late Middle English (noun) < Anglo-French, Old French, noun use of past participle of bruire to roar < Vulgar Latin *²ú°ùÅ«²µ±ð°ù±ð, a conflation of Latin °ùÅ«²µÄ«°ù±ð to bellow and Vulgar Latin *bragere; bray 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bruit1

C15: via French from Medieval Latin ²ú°ùÅ«²µÄ«³Ù³Ü²õ , probably from Vulgar Latin bragere (unattested) to yell + Latin °ù³Ü²µÄ«°ù±ð to roar
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On the contrary, “Certified Lover Boy†had been bruited for nearly a year.

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FDA officials also have bruited the possibility of requiring vaccine manufacturers to modify their shots by this fall to target the omicron variant.

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Stars and starlets sought his services, 1950s scandal sheets bruited his name and Mike Wallace grilled him on TV.

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Much of the business of “Hollywood†revolves around the question of whether Camille can play the title character — the bruited solution is, hilariously, to change her name to “Meg.â€

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The main downside to the bill identified by the legislative analysts and bruited about by the drug industry is that lower profits would lead to a reduction in R&D spending.

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