mussitate vs speak

mussitate and speak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mussitate	No	No	Yes	No
speak	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, speak is a hypernym of mussitate; that is, speak is a word with a broader meaning than mussitate:

Other hypernyms of mussitate include mouth, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize.

mussitate (verb)	speak (verb)
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice	express in speech
	exchange thoughts; talk with
	use language
	give a speech to
	make a characteristic or natural sound