Home › Words › M › mutatemutate/mjuːˈteɪt/mutate · verb — to undergo mutation.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).mutate is pronounced /mjuːˈteɪt/.EtymologyFirst 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.verbTo undergo mutation.e.g.“The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.”To cause mutation.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.mutating 74% match — Causing or tending to cause mutation. vs mutate →mutated 74% match — Possessing a mutation. vs mutate →mutative 73% match — Relating to mutation. vs mutate →mutarotate 72% match — To cause or to undergo mutarotation. vs mutate →mutatively 71% match — Through a mutation or a series of mutations. vs mutate →stereomutate 68% match — To cause or to undergo stereomutation. vs mutate →mutation 68% match — Any alteration or change. vs mutate →mutant 67% match — That which has mutated, with one or more new characteristics from a mutation. vs mutate →