transmute

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transmute

  • /tɹænzˈmjuːt/

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From Latin trānsmūtāre, from trans + mūtāre.

verb transmutes · transmuting · transmuted

  1. ambitransitive To change or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another. The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.

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