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mutare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  • change verb To become different, or to make something different.
  • crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
  • moult noun The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
  • mutate verb To change or cause to change due to a mutation.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

mutare is used for these senses in English:

  • change (intransitive) To become something different.
  • crack (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
  • moult (intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
  • mutate (intransitive) To undergo mutation.
  • turn (intransitive, or, transitive) To change condition or attitude.

break — full definition

  1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
  3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
  4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
  5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

change — full definition

  1. verb To become different, or to make something different.
  2. verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
  3. verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
  4. noun The act or result of becoming different.
  5. noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.

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