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 Definitions of transmute  [ænsˈmyut, trænz-]  

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Definition of 'transmute' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) transmute
to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another; transform.

Etymology:  (1400–50; late ME < L trānsmūtāre to shift =trāns-trans - +mūtāre to change)

Definition of 'transmute' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) transform, transmute, metamorphose
change in outward structure or looks
"He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"

2. (verb) transform, transmute, transubstantiate
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"

3. (verb) transmute
alter the nature of (elements)


Definition of 'transmute' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) transmute
to change from one nature, form, or substance, into another; to transform



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