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Transmute
//tɹænzˈmjuːt// verb
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To change or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another. ambitransitive
"The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold."
- 2 change in outward structure or looks wordnet
- 3 alter the nature of (elements) wordnet
- 4 change or alter in form, appearance, or nature wordnet
Etymology
From Latin trānsmūtāre, from trans + mūtāre.
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