Transmute \Trans*mute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transmuted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Transmuting.] [L. transmutare, transmutatum;
trans across + mutare to change. See Mutable, and cf.
Transmew.]
To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another;
to transform.
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The caresses of parents and the blandishments of
friends transmute us into idols. --Buckminster.
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Transmuting sorrow into golden joy
Free from alloy. --H. Smith.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
transmute
v 1: alter the nature of (elements)
2: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a
monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
[syn: transform, metamorphose]
3: 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" [syn: transform, transubstantiate]
WordNet (r) 2.0
metamorphose, transform, transubstantiate
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