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mūtō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.

moveo.—Of motion, to move, move away, remove : se Non habitu mutatve loco, quit her dress or her dwelling , H.: coactus civitate mutari, be forced to leave : hinc dum muter, if I can only get away , O.: haec mutata, transplanted , V.—Of alteration, to alter, change, transform, vary, modify : sententiam paucis mutatis rebus sequi, with trifling modifications , Cs.: consilium meum: consuetudinem dicendi: testamentum: tabulas, one's will , Iu.: cum illo ut mutet fidem, T.: natura nescia mutari, incapable of change , Iu.: Mutati fremunt venti, shifted , V.: faciem mutatus, transformed in appearance , V.: facies locorum cum ventis simul mutatur, S.: mutatis ad misericordiam animis, turned , L.: quantum mutatus ab illo Hectore, V.: acetum, Quod vitio mutaverit uvam, by fermentation has turned , H.: (lupum) marmore, into marble , O.To suffer change, alter, change : de uxore nihil mutat, T.: quantum mores mutaverint, L.: annona ex ante convectā copiā nihil mutavit, L.—Of style, to vary, change, diversify : an ego poetis concederem, ut crebro mutarent?: genus eloquendi . . . mutatum: mutata (verba), used figuratively.—To change in color, color, dye : aries iam croceo mutabit vellera luto, V.To change, make better, improve : Placet tibi factum, Micio? Mi . non si queam mutare, T.To change for the worse, spoil, turn : mutatum vinum, H.—Of substitution, to change, replace, make a change in : mutatis ad celeritatem iumentis, Cs.: calceos et vestimenta: arma ornatumque, S.: tegumenta capitis, L.: vestitum, put on mourning : mutatā Veste (Fortuna), assuming a squalid garb , H.—Of place, to change, shift, alter : mutari finibus, to be removed , L.: solum, i. e. go into exile : caelum, non animum, H.: calores (i. e. amores), Pr.—Of exchange, to interchange, exchange : cum amplificatione vectigalium nomen Hieronicae legis mutare: ut vestem cum eo mutem, T.: mutata secum fortuna, L.: incerta pro certis, S.: mutatos pro Macedonibus Romanos dominos, L.: pace bellum, S.: victoriae possessionem pace incertā, L.: mitibus Mutare tristia, H.To exchange, barter, sell : Hic mutat merces surgente a sole, etc., H.: mutandi copia, S.: uvam Furtivā strigili, H.: quamvis Milesia magno Vellera mutentur, are sold dear , V.: eaque mutare cum mercatoribus vino advecticio, S.: res inter se, S.To forsake : principem, Ta.

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