TRANSMUTE

transform, transmute, metamorphose

(verb) change in outward structure or looks; “He transformed into a monster”; “The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle”

transmute

(verb) alter the nature of (elements)

transform, transmute, transubstantiate

(verb) change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; “This experience transformed her completely”; “She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture”; “transubstantiate one element into another”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

transmute (third-person singular simple present transmutes, present participle transmuting, simple past and past participle transmuted)

(ambitransitive) To change, transform or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.

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Source: Wiktionary


Trans*mute", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transmuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Transmuting.] Etym: [L. transmutare, transmutatum; trans across + mutare to change. See Mutable, and cf. Transmew.]

Definition: To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another; to transform. The caresses of parents and the blandishments of friends transmute us into idols. Buckminster. Transmuting sorrow into golden joy Free from alloy. H. Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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