Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Utter \Ut"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uttered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Uttering}.] [OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out,
   AS. [=u]tian to put out, eject, fr. [=u]t out. [root]198. See
   {Out}, and cf. {Utter}, a.]
   1. To put forth or out; to reach out. [Obs.]

            How bragly [proudly] it begins to bud, And utter his
            tender head.                          --Spenser.

   2. To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. [Obs.]

            Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law Is death
            to any he that utters them.           --Shak.

            They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the
            name of Newfoundland fish.            --Abp. Abbot.

   3. hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as
      currency; to cause to pass in trade; -- often used,
      specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins,
      forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter
      coin or bank notes.

            The whole kingdom should continue in a firm
            resolution never to receive or utter this fatal
            coin.                                 --Swift.

   4. To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to
      speak; to pronounce. ``Sweet as from blest, uttering
      joy.'' --Milton.

            The words I utter Let none think flattery, for they
            'll find 'em truth.                   --Shak.

            And the last words he uttered called me cruel.
                                                  --Addison.

   Syn: To deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge;
        pronounce. See {Deliver}.