mutate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /mjuːˈteɪt/    美 /ˈmju.teɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To undergo mutation. intransitive
    — The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.
  2. To cause mutation. transitive

词形变化

mutates present,singular,third-person mutating participle,present mutated participle,past mutated past

词汇关系

衍生词
dismutate hypermutate mutase mutatable mutative mutator mutein paramutate premutate stereomutate transmutate
相关词
mutant mutation mutatis mutandis

词源

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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