DEFINITIONS

mutate

[ myoo-teyt ]
/ ˈmyu teɪt /

verb (used with object), mu·tat·ed, mu·tat·ing.

to change; alter.
Phonetics. to change by umlaut.

verb (used without object), mu·tat·ed, mu·tat·ing.

to change; undergo mutation.

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Words related to mutate

modify, alter, vary, change, anomaly, mutant, mutation

Words nearby mutate

mutant, mutant gene, mutare, mutarotation, mutase, mutate, mutation, mutation stop, mutations, mutatis mutandis, mutato nomine

Origin of mutate

1810–20; < Latin mūtātus, past participle of mūtare to change; see -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM mutate

mu·ta·tive [myoo-tuh-tiv] /ˈmyu tə tɪv/, adjectivenon·mu·ta·tive, adjectiveun·mu·tat·ed, adjectiveun·mu·ta·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for mutated

mutate
/ (mjuːˈteɪt) /

verb

to undergo or cause to undergo mutation

Derived forms of mutate

mutative (ˈmjuːtətɪv, mjuːˈteɪtɪv), adjective

Word Origin for mutate

C19: from Latin mūtātus changed, from mūtāre to change
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