TRANSMUTE


Meaning of TRANSMUTE in English

[ tranz'mju:t , trα:nz- , -ns- ]

■ verb change in form, nature, or substance.

↘subject (an element) to transmutation.

Derivatives

transmutability noun

transmutable adjective

transmutative adjective

~r noun

Origin

ME: from L. transmutare , from trans- 'across' + mutare 'to change'.

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