— mutative /myooh"teuh tiv/ , adj.
/myooh"tayt/ , v. , mutated, mutating .
v.t.
1. to change; alter.
2. Phonet. to change by umlaut.
v.i.
3. to change; undergo mutation.
[ 1810-20; mutatus, ptp. of mutare to change; see -ATE 1 ]
— mutative /myooh"teuh tiv/ , adj.
/myooh"tayt/ , v. , mutated, mutating .
v.t.
1. to change; alter.
2. Phonet. to change by umlaut.
v.i.
3. to change; undergo mutation.
[ 1810-20; mutatus, ptp. of mutare to change; see -ATE 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012