WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mu•tate /ˈmyuteɪt/USA pronunciation
v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to (cause to) undergo mutation: [no object]The plant must have mutated.[~ + object]Radiation can mutate plant life by affecting the genes.
mu•tate
(myo̅o̅′tāt),USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
mu•ta•tive
(myo̅o̅′tə tiv),USA pronunciation adj.
v.t.
- Geneticsto change; alter.
- Phonetics, Linguisticsto change by umlaut.
v.i.
- Geneticsto change;
undergo mutation.
- Latin mūtātus, past participle of mūtare to change; see -ate1
- 1810–20
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