Mutate
ahd-5
intransitive & transitive verb.
To undergo or cause to undergo mutation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To change. Specifically
In
phonetics
, to change (a vowel-sound) by the influence of a vowel in the following syllable. See
mutation
, 3.
To change; interchange.
Changed.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To undergo
mutation
.
verb.
To cause
mutation
.
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verb.
undergo mutation
Word Usage
"Well, not so much die as in mutate into some horrible legislation monster."
Etymologically Related
mutant
mutation
mutatis mutandis
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
change
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
revert
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
accommodate
adapt
adjust
alter
ameliorate
verb-form
mutated
mutates
mutating