adjective, verb
adjective (AmE) unlikely to happen and therefore not worth considering:
He argued that the issue had become moot since the board had changed its policy.
IDIOMS
a moot point / question (BrE, AmE) a matter about which there may be disagreement or uncertainty:
Whether this should be enforced by law or not is a moot point.
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] (formal) to suggest an idea for people to discuss
SYNPROPOSE, PUTFORWARD:
The plan was first mooted at last week's meeting.
