Past tense of mutate
regular verb
The past tense of mutate is mutated. The past participle is also mutated.
Forms of mutate
| Base form (V1) | mutate /mjuːˈteɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | mutated |
| Past participle (V3) | mutated |
| Present participle | mutating |
| Third person singular | mutates |
Mutated in a sentence
- The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.
- Mutated contractions often form diminutive and pejorative terms, such as "Newfie" and "fundie".From the entry mutated contraction
- The most intriging mutated gene is called an "unc" gene for uncoordinated.1999, Aloi, Jane Elizabeth, Student study guide to accompany general zoology. From the entry unc
- Fen gather in clubhouses called slanshacks, "slan" meaning a biologically mutated superman.1955, Arthur Koestler, The Trail of the Dinosaur and Other Essays, page 143. From the entry slan
- Straightforward Serbian nationalism, in this pressure-cooker, mutated into Yugoslavism.2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 381. From the entry Yugoslavism
Meaning of mutate
- verb To undergo mutation.
- verb To cause mutation.
Questions about the past tense of mutate
- What is the past tense of mutate?
- The past tense of mutate is mutated.
- What is the past participle of mutate?
- The past participle of mutate is mutated.
- Is mutate a regular or irregular verb?
- Mutate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mutate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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