mut
Latinchange, exchange
Variants:mutmuta
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About This Root
From Latin mūtāre (to change, to exchange). The root produces mutate/mutation (biological change), mutual (exchanged equally between two sides), commute (change a punishment; exchange a daily journey), and transmute (change one form across into another). Caution: mute/muted look related but come from a different Latin word, mūtus (silent).
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mutual
Shared or felt equally by both sides; a mutual fund
commuter
A person who regularly travels between home and work
commute
To travel regularly between home and work; the journey itself
mutation
A heritable genetic change; any significant alteration
mutate
To undergo or cause genetic or structural change
transmute
To change or convert something from one form or substance into another