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mutate

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mu⋅tate

  [myoo-teyt] verb, -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to change; alter.
2. Phonetics. to change by umlaut.
–verb (used without object)
3. to change; undergo mutation.
Origin:
1810–20; < L mūtātus, ptp. of mūtare to change; see -ate 1

Related forms:
mu⋅ta⋅tive  [myoo-tuh-tiv] , adjective
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mu·tate   (myōō'tāt, myōō-tāt')   
intr. & tr.v.   mu·tat·ed, mu·tat·ing, mu·tates
To undergo or cause to undergo mutation.

[Latin mūtāre, mūtāt-, to change; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]
mu'ta'tive (-tā'tĭv, -tə-tĭv) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mu·tate
Pronunciation: 'myü-"tAt, myü-'
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: mu·tat·ed;mu·tat·ing
intransitive senses
: to undergo mutation mutate transitive senses
: to cause to undergo mutation —mu·ta·tive /'myü-"tAt-iv, 'myüt-&t-/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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