mutate
verbUK /mjuːˈteɪt/ · US /ˈmju.teɪt/
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.
1
To undergo mutation.
- The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.
2
To cause mutation.
- Derived terms
- dismutate, hypermutate, mutase, mutatable, mutative, mutator, mutein, paramutate, premutate, stereomutate, transmutate
- Related terms
- mutant, mutation, mutatis mutandis