All 6 Uses of
utter
in
Candide
- After the earthquake had destroyed three-fourths of Lisbon, the sages of that country could think of no means more effectual to prevent utter ruin than to give the people a beautiful _auto-da-fe_[6]; for it had been decided by the University of Coimbra, that the burning of a few people alive by a slow fire, and with great ceremony, is an infallible secret to hinder the earth from quaking.†
Chpt 6
- His strength fails him, he cannot utter a word, but drops at her feet.†
Chpt 7 *
- Every word which they uttered in this long conversation but added wonder to wonder.†
Chpt 14
- The two wanderers heard some little cries which seemed to be uttered by women.†
Chpt 16 *
- Candide and Martin could plainly perceive a hundred men on the deck of the sinking vessel; they raised their hands to heaven and uttered terrible outcries, and the next moment were swallowed up by the sea.†
Chpt 20
- At the names of the Baron and of Pangloss, the two galley-slaves uttered a loud cry, held fast by the seat, and let drop their oars.†
Chpt 27
Definitions:
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(utter as in: utter a complaint) say something or make a sound with the voice
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(utter as in: utter stupidity) complete or total (used as an intensifier--typically when stressing how bad something is)