mutate

Etymology

1818, back-formation from mutation (compare nutate), ultimately from Latin mūtō (“I move, I change, I vary”). Doublet of moult.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To undergo mutation.
    The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.
  2. (transitive) To cause mutation.

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