transmute
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See also: transmuté
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin trānsmūtāre, from trans + mūtāre.
Verb[edit]
transmute (third-person singular simple present transmutes, present participle transmuting, simple past and past participle transmuted)
- (transitive, intransitive) To change, transform or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.
- Synonym: alchemise
- The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.
- Did the base metals transmute to gold?
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to convert one thing into another
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
transmute
- inflection of transmuter:
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
transmute
- first-person singular present subjunctive of transmutar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of transmutar
- third-person singular imperative of transmutar
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
transmute
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (change)
- English terms derived from Latin
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