mutate

English

Etymology

1818, back-formation from mutation[1] (compare nutate), ultimately from Latin mūtō (“I move, I change, I vary”). Doublet of moult.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mjuːˈteɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmju.teɪt/
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

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.

Translations
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References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “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

Anagrams

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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