| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mu·tate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  my  t t, my-tt |
| INTRANSITIVE & TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: mu·tat·ed, mu·tat·ing, mu·tates
To undergo or cause to undergo mutation. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin m tre, mtt-, to change. See mei-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | muta tive (-tt v, -t -tv) —ADJECTIVE
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