transmute

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/trænzˈmjuːt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/trænsˈmjut, trænz-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trans myo̅o̅t′, tranz-)

Inflections of 'transmute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

trans•mute /trænsˈmyut, trænz-/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object (+ into + object)], -mut•ed, -mut•ing.

to change from one nature or condition into another; transform:trying to transmute lead into gold.

trans•mut•a•ble, adj.
trans•mu•ta•tion /ˌtrænsmyuˈteɪʃən, ˌtrænz-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -mut-.

trans•mute (trans myo̅o̅t′, tranz-),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -mut•ed, -mut•ing.

to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another;
transform.

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

trans•mut ′a•ble, adj.
trans•mut′a•bil ′i•ty, trans•mut′a•ble•ness, n.
trans•mut ′a•bly, adv.
trans•mut ′er, n.

metamorphose, convert, alter.

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transmute /trænzˈmjuːt/ vb (transitive)

Etymology: 15th Century: via Old French from Latin transmūtāre to shift, from trans- + mūtāre to changetransˌmutaˈbility n transˈmutable adj

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