mutate
verb
[ mjuːˈteɪt ]
• change in form or nature.
• "rhythm and blues mutated into rock and roll"
Similar:
change,
metamorphose,
evolve,
undergo a sea change,
transmute,
transform,
transfigure,
recast,
reconstruct,
convert,
transmogrify,
Origin:
early 19th century: back-formation from mutation.
