mutate

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo mutation.
  2. (transitive) To cause mutation.

Concepts

subir une mutation

Traductions

تغيّر

μεταλλάσσομαι

zur Mutation anregen

transmutieren

αλλάσσω

Fréquence

33k
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/mjuːˈteɪt/
Étymologie (Anglais)

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.

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