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mutate

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/mjuːˈteɪt/
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/mjuːˈteɪt/ · /ˈmju.teɪt/

Definition of mutate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To undergo mutation.
    “The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.”
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To undergo mutation.
    “The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.”
  2. (transitive)To cause mutation.

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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.

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