mutate

[ myoo-teyt ]
/ ˈmyu teɪt /
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verb (used with object), mu·tat·ed, mu·tat·ing.

to change; alter.
Phonetics. to change by umlaut.

verb (used without object), mu·tat·ed, mu·tat·ing.

to change; undergo mutation.

Origin of mutate

1810–20; < Latin mūtātus, past participle of mūtare to change; see -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM mutate

mu·ta·tive [myoo-tuh-tiv] /ˈmyu tə tɪv/, adjective non·mu·ta·tive, adjective un·mu·tat·ed, adjective un·mu·ta·tive, adjective

Words nearby mutate

mutant, mutant gene, mutare, mutarotation, mutase, mutate, mutation, mutation stop, mutations, mutatis mutandis, mutato nomine

Words related to mutate

modify, alter, vary, change, anomaly, mutant, mutation

Example sentences from the Web for mutate

  • He said, "Then, any survivors on earth will have to mutate into something other than mankind?"

    Deepfreeze |Robert Donald Locke

British Dictionary definitions for mutate

mutate
/ (mjuːˈteɪt) /

verb

to undergo or cause to undergo mutation

Derived forms of mutate

mutative (ˈmjuːtətɪv, mjuːˈteɪtɪv), adjective

Word Origin for mutate

C19: from Latin mūtātus changed, from mūtāre to change