mutate

(myo̵̅o̅′tāt′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb mutated, mutating

to change; specif., to undergo or cause to undergo mutation

Origin: < L mutatus, pp. of mutare, to change: see miss

See mutate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intr. & tr.v. mu·tat·ed, mu·tat·ing, mu·tates

To undergo or cause to undergo mutation.

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Origin: Latin mūtāre, mūtāt-, to change; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots

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