transmute

See also: transmuté

English

Etymology

From Latin trānsmūtāre, from trans + mūtāre.

Verb

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

  1. (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?

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French

Pronunciation

Verb

transmute

  1. inflection of transmuter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

transmute

  1. inflection of transmutar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

transmute

  1. inflection of transmutar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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