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

  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To undergo mutation.
  2. (transitive) To cause mutation.

Translations

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References

  1. ↑ “mutate” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

mutate

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

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

mūtāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of mūtō

Participle

mūtāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of mūtātus
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