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transmute

Pronunciation: /tranzˈmjuːt, trɑːnz-, -ns-/
Definition of transmute

verb

  • change in form, nature, or substance: [with object]:the raw material of his experience was transmuted into stories [no object]:the discovery that elements can transmute by radioactivity
  • [with object] subject (base metals) to alchemical transmutation:the quest to transmute lead into gold

Derivatives

transmutability

Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/
noun

transmutable

adjective

transmutative

Pronunciation: /-tətɪv/
adjective

transmuter

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin transmutare, from trans- 'across' + mutare 'to change'

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