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Mutate

//mjuːˈteɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To undergo mutation. intransitive

    "The virus has mutated into a more resilient version."

  2. 2
    undergo mutation wordnet
  3. 3
    To cause mutation. transitive

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.

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