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transmute
[ trans-myoot, tranz- ]
/ trĂŠnsËmyut, trĂŠnz- /
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verb (used with or without object), trans·mut·ed, trans·mut·ing.
to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another; transform.
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Origin of transmute
1400â50; late Middle English <Latin trÄnsmĆ«tÄre to shift, equivalent to trÄns-trans- + mĆ«tÄre to change.
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British Dictionary definitions for transmute
transmute
/ (trĂŠnzËmjuËt) /
verb (tr)
to change the form, character, or substance of
to alter (an element, metal, etc) by alchemy
Derived forms of transmute
transmutability, nountransmutable, adjectivetransmutably, adverbtransmuter, nounWord Origin for transmute
C15: via Old French from Latin transmĆ«tÄre to shift, from trans- + mĆ«tÄre to change
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