"transmute" meaning in English

See transmute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tɹænzˈmjuːt/ Audio: En-us-transmute.oga Forms: transmutes [present, singular, third-person], transmuting [participle, present], transmuted [participle, past], transmuted [past]
Etymology: From Latin trānsmūtāre, from trans + mūtāre. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mey- (change)}}, {{der|en|la|trānsmūtāre}} Latin trānsmūtāre Head templates: {{en-verb}} transmute (third-person singular simple present transmutes, present participle transmuting, simple past and past participle transmuted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To change or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: transform, transmogrify, ;, alchemise Related terms: transmutability, transmutable, transmutant, transmutate, transmutation Translations (to convert one thing into another): превръщам (prevrǎštam) (Bulgarian), transmutar (Catalan), omvormen (Dutch), muuttaa [transitive] (Finnish), muuttua [intransitive] (Finnish), transmuer (French), verwandeln (German), umwandeln (German), 変移 (Japanese), whakaahuakē (Maori), transmuta (Romanian), transmutar (Spanish), trasladar (Spanish), transmutarse (Spanish), trasladarse (Spanish)

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