mutate

Meaning

1. To undergo mutation.
2. To cause mutation.

Synonyms

transform

vary

transmute

change

modify

mutation

saltation

shift

transfigure

transition

transmogrify

transubstantiate

turn

accident

change state

break

convert

discontinuity

metamorphose

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mjuːˈteɪt/

Etymology

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