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mutate (**뮤**테이트)to change or cause to change in form or nature

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to change or cause to change in form or nature

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmjuːteɪt/

Korean meaning: 변이하다, 돌연변이를 일으키다

Korean pronunciation: **뮤**테이트

Example Sentences

  • My cooking skills mutate from disaster to slightly-less-disaster every time I enter the kitchen.
  • Scientists study how cancer cells mutate to develop better treatments.
  • The original plan mutated into something completely different after endless meetings.

mutate

VERB

//ˈmjuːteɪt//

to change or cause to change in form or nature

mutate concept
💡 Concept

In the lab, a green plant cell begins to mutate into glowing blue under radiation.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈmjuːteɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmjuːteɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootmut-
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'mutatus', the past participle of 'mutare' meaning 'to change or alter'. The word entered English in the 16th century through scientific and biological terminology.

🎵Rhyme

createrelatedebateupdate
create
relate
debate
update

🔗Collocations

mutate rapidly
virus mutates
genes mutate
mutate into
cells mutate

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cooking skills mutate from disaster to slightly-less-disaster every time I enter the kitchen.

Scientists study how cancer cells mutate to develop better treatments.

The original plan mutated into something completely different after endless meetings.

😄 Fun example

My weekend plans always mutate from 'productive study time' to 'Netflix marathon'.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

transformevolvealtermodifychange

Antonyms

stabilizepreservemaintain

Related

mutationmutablemutantgeneticevolution

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