mutate
verb
- to be transformed into something else
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /mjuːˈteɪt/ / /ˈmju.teɪt/
verb
Etymology: 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.
- To undergo mutation.
“The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.”
- To cause mutation.