mu·tate 
(mytāt, my-tāt)
(mytāt, my-tāt)intr. & tr.v. mu·tat·ed, mu·tat·ing, mu·tates
To undergo or cause to undergo mutation.
[Latin mūtāre, mūtāt-, to change; see mei-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
muta′tive (-tā′tĭv, -tə-tĭv) adj.
muta′tor n.