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mutate

mu·tate

UK/mjuːˈteɪt/ US/ˈmju.teɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

undergo mutation

  • “cells mutate”

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • mutatis mutandis

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