mutate (redirected from Mutator)

mu·tate  (mytt, my-tt)

intr. & tr.v. mu·tat·ed, mu·tat·ing, mu·tates

To undergo or cause to undergo mutation.

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[Latin mtre, mtt-, to change; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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mutative (-ttv, -t-tv) adj.

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mutate [mjuːˈteɪt]

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) to undergo or cause to undergo mutation

[from Latin mūtātus changed, from mūtāre to change]

mutative  [ˈmjuːtətɪv mjuːˈteɪtɪv] adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

mutate - undergo mutation; "cells mutate" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" revert - undergo reversion, as in a mutation

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mutate

verb change, convert, transform, evolve, metamorphose, transmute, transfigure Overnight, the gossip begins to mutate into headlines.

Translations

mutate [mjuːˈteɪt]

A. VT (Bio) → mutar; (= change) → transformar

B. VI (Bio) → mutarse, sufrir mutación; (= change) → transformarse

mutate [mjuːˈteɪt] vi → subir une mutation

mutate

vi → sich verändern; (Biol) → mutieren (to zu); (Ling) → sich verwandeln (→ to in +acc); to mutate into something (fig) → sich in etw (acc) → verwandeln

vt → wandeln; (Biol) → zu einer Mutation führen bei

mutate [mjuːˈteɪt] vi → subire una mutazione