- mutate
- to dyeLiterally, to change genetically and permanently:She 'mutates' or 'colour-corrects' her hair. (Jennings, 1965)
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mutate — index convert (change use), transform, vary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mutate — (v.) to change state or condition, 1818, back formation from MUTATION (Cf. mutation). In genetic sense, 1913, from L. mutatus, pp. of mutare to change (see MUTABLE (Cf. mutable)). Related: Mutated; mutating … Etymology dictionary
mutate — ► VERB ▪ undergo mutation … English terms dictionary
mutate — [myo͞o′tāt΄] vi., vt. mutated, mutating [< L mutatus, pp. of mutare, to change: see MISS1] to change; specif., to undergo or cause to undergo mutation … English World dictionary
mutate — [[t]mjuːte͟ɪt, AM mju͟ːteɪt[/t]] mutates, mutating, mutated 1) V ERG If an animal or plant mutates, or something mutates it, it develops different characteristics as the result of a change in its genes. The virus mutates in the carrier s body...… … English dictionary
mutate — mu|tate [mju:ˈteıt US ˈmju:teıt] v [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of mutare [i] to change ] 1.) if an animal or plant mutates, it becomes different from others of the same kind, because of a change in its ↑genetic structure… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mutate — [19] Semantically, mutate is probably the most direct English descendant of the Indo European base *moi , *mei ‘change, exchange’, which has also given English mad, mean ‘unworthy, ignoble’, municipal, mutual [15] (from Latin mūtuus ‘exchanged,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
mutate — UK [mjuːˈteɪt] / US [ˈmjuˌteɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms mutate : present tense I/you/we/they mutate he/she/it mutates present participle mutating past tense mutated past participle mutated biology to become physically different from other… … English dictionary
mutate — [19] Semantically, mutate is probably the most direct English descendant of the Indo European base *moi , *mei ‘change, exchange’, which has also given English mad, mean ‘unworthy, ignoble’, municipal, mutual [15] (from Latin mūtuus ‘exchanged,… … Word origins
mutate — verb Mutate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑gene, ↑virus … Collocations dictionary
Mutate (comics) — The term Mutate refers to most non mutant superbeings in the Marvel Comics universe. See below for other uses. Contents 1 History 2 In Disney s Gargoyles 3 Non human mutates 4 … Wikipedia
