transmute

[ trans-myoot, tranz- ]
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verb (used with or without object),trans·mut·ed, trans·mut·ing.
  1. to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another; transform.

Origin of transmute

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin trānsmūtāre to shift, equivalent to trāns-trans- + mūtāre to change.

Other words for transmute

Other words from transmute

  • trans·mut·a·ble, adjective
  • trans·mut·a·bil·i·ty, trans·mut·a·ble·ness, noun
  • trans·mut·a·bly, adverb
  • trans·mut·er, noun
  • un·trans·mut·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·trans·mut·a·ble, adjective
  • un·trans·mut·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·trans·mut·a·bly, adverb
  • un·trans·mut·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for transmute

transmute

/ (trænzˈmjuːt) /


verb(tr)
  1. to change the form, character, or substance of

  2. to alter (an element, metal, etc) by alchemy

Origin of transmute

1
C15: via Old French from Latin transmūtāre to shift, from trans- + mūtāre to change

Derived forms of transmute

  • transmutability, noun
  • transmutable, adjective
  • transmutably, adverb
  • transmuter, noun

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