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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)
- (intransitive) To undergo mutation.
The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.
- (transitive) To cause mutation.
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Italian
Verb
mutate
- inflection of mutare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
- feminine plural past participle
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Latin
Verb
mūtāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of mūtō
Participle
mūtāte
- vocative masculine singular of mūtātus
Spanish
Verb
mutate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of mutar combined with te