transmute
[ trans-myoot, tranz- ]
verb (used with or without object),trans·mut·ed, trans·mut·ing.
to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another; transform.
Origin of transmute
11400–50; 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)
to change the form, character, or substance of
to alter (an element, metal, etc) by alchemy
Origin of transmute
1C15: 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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