mutate
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.
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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