transmute
[ trans-myoot, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈmyut, trænz- /
verb (used with or without object), trans·mut·ed, trans·mut·ing.
to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another; transform.
Origin of transmute
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin
trānsmūtāre to shift, equivalent to
trāns-
trans- +
mūtāre to change.
OTHER WORDS FROM transmute
Words nearby transmute
transmogrify,
transmontane,
transmundane,
transmural,
transmutation,
transmute,
transnational,
transnet,
transoceanic,
transom,
transom window
British Dictionary definitions for transmutable
transmute
/ (trænzˈmjuːt) /
verb (tr)
to change the form, character, or substance of
to alter (an element, metal, etc) by alchemy
Derived forms of transmute
transmutability, noun transmutable, adjective transmutably, adverb transmuter, nounWord Origin for transmute
C15: via Old French from Latin
transmūtāre to shift, from
trans- +
mūtāre to change