mutate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]1818, back-formation from mutation[1] (compare nutate), ultimately from Latin mūtō (“I move, I change, I vary”). Doublet of moult.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mjuːˈteɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmju.teɪt/
- Rhymes: -eɪt
Verb
[edit]mutate (third-person singular simple present mutates, present participle mutating, simple past and past participle mutated)
- (intransitive) To undergo mutation.
- The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.
- (transitive) To cause mutation.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to undergo mutation
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to cause mutation
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References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “mutate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Verb
[edit]mutate
- inflection of mutare:
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]mūtāte
Participle
[edit]mūtāte
Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]mutate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of mutar combined with te
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