mutate

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English

Etymology

1818, back-formation from mutation (compare nutate), ultimately from Latin mūtō (“I move, I change, I vary”). Doublet of moult.

Pronunciation

Verb

mutate (third-person singular simple present mutates, present participle mutating, simple past and past participle mutated)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo mutation.
    The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.
  2. (transitive) To cause mutation.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “mutate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

mutate

  1. inflection of mutare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative
    3. feminine plural past participle

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Latin

Verb

mūtāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of mūtō

Participle

mūtāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of mūtātus

Spanish

Verb

mutate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of mutar combined with te
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