mutates

verb

Definition of mutatesnext
present tense third-person singular of mutate
as in changes
to pass from one form, state, or level to another colored lights that slowly mutate from green to blue and so on across the color spectrum

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“Mutates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutates. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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