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mutates

mutates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mutate.

Meaning of mutate

Verb

mutate (third-person singular simple present mutates, present participle mutating, simple past and past participle mutated)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo mutation.
    • The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.
  2. (transitive) To cause mutation.

Questions about mutates

What is mutates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mutates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mutate.

Words near mutates in the dictionary

  1. mutate
  2. mutated
  3. mutated contraction
  4. mutated contractions
  5. mutated cross-site scripting
  6. mutates
  7. mutatin'
  8. mutating
  9. mutating table
  10. mutating tables
  11. mutation

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