mutating

Variant of mutate

mutate definition

mu·tate (myo̵̅o̅′tāt′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb mutated -·tat′ed, mutating -·tat′·ing

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

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

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