mutate
verb (used with object)
to change; alter.
have mutated
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present perfectof mutate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Kluh said it appeared that they may have mutated in a way that allows them to stay active through the winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
Rilkean memories can emerge as attitudes, moods or behaviors into which memories have mutated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Another challenge: Deciding which XBB variant to target - since what’s spreading now likely will have mutated again by winter.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
The researchers did not include how the virus might have mutated differently in the absence of vaccines.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Most monosyllables have umlaut in the comparative and superlative either exclusively or have mutated beside unmutated forms.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Joseph Wright
