immute

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verb

To change or alter.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbimmute (third-person singular simple present immutes, present participle immuting, simple past and past participle immuted)

present singular third person immutes · participle present immuting · participle past immuted · past immuted

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo change or alter.

    God can immediately immute, change, corrupt, destroy, or annihilate whatsoever pleaseth His divine majesty.

    1613, John Salkeld, A Treatise of Angels

Origin

  1. Latinimmutare
  2. Englishimmute

From Latin immutare, immutatum, from im- (“in”) + mutare (“to change”). Compare Old French immuter. See mutable.

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Chicago

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