mutate
Use Mutate in a sentence
teɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to change; alter.
2.
Phonetics. to change by umlaut.
verb (used without object)
3.
to change; undergo mutation.
Related forms
non·mu·ta·tive, adjective
un·mu·tat·ed, adjective
un·mu·ta·tive, adjective
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mutate (mjuːˈteɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to undergo or cause to undergo mutation | |
| [C19: from Latin mūtātus changed, from mūtāre to change] | |
| mutative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
mutate
"to change state or condition," 1818 (in genetic sense, 1913), from L. mutatus (see mutation). Related: Mutated.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Targeting endothelial cells has some advantages: these cells are genetically stable, meaning that they do not mutate.
Its success stems from its nimbleness and ability to mutate.
Influenza is, as you know, renowned for its ability to mutate.
Single cell creatures are not multi-cellular complex life forms, and when they mutate, they either die or live period.
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