English Explanatory Dictionary

mutate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To undergo mutation.
  2. To cause mutation.

Pronunciation

/mjuːˈteɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mutate.wav /ˈmju.teɪt/

Word forms

mutate mutates mutating mutated

Etymology

First attested in 1796; back-formation from mutation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Latin mūtō (“to exchange; to change, to vary”). Doublet of moult.

Related words

mutant mutation mutatis mutandis

Derived words

dismutate hypermutate mutase mutatable mutative mutator mutein paramutate premutate stereomutate transmutate
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