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The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.
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transmute — trans·mute /tranz myüt, trans / vt trans·muted, trans·mut·ing: to convert or transform the type of ownership of (property) by transmutation did not transmute the properties themselves into marital assets In re Siddens, 588 N.E.2d 321 (1992)… … Law dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transmute — (v.) early 15c., from L. transmutare, from trans (see TRANS (Cf. trans )) + mutare (see MUTABLE (Cf. mutable)). Related: Transmuted; transmuting … Etymology dictionary
transmute — transform, metamorphose, convert, transmogrify, transfigure … New Dictionary of Synonyms
transmute — ► VERB 1) change in form, nature, or substance. 2) change (a chemical element) into another, either by a nuclear process or as a supposed operation in alchemy. DERIVATIVES transmutation noun. ORIGIN Latin transmutare, from mutare to change … English terms dictionary
transmute — [trans myo͞ot′, tranzmyo͞ot′] vt., vi. transmuted, transmuting [ME transmuten < L transmutare < trans , TRANS + mutare, to change: see MUTATE] to change from one form, species, condition, nature, or substance into another; transform;… … English World dictionary
transmute — v. (formal) (D; tr.) to transmute from; into (to transmute base metal into gold) * * * [trænz mjuːt] into (to transmute base metal into gold) (formal) (D; tr.) to transmute from … Combinatory dictionary
transmute — UK [trænzˈmjuːt] / US [trænzˈmjut] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms transmute : present tense I/you/we/they transmute he/she/it transmutes present participle transmuting past tense transmuted past participle transmuted formal to change… … English dictionary
transmute — verb (T) formal to change one substance or type of thing into another: Alchemists tried to transmute lead into gold. transmutable adjective transmutation noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
transmute — verb (transmuted; transmuting) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin transmutare, from trans + mutare to change more at mutable Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher… … New Collegiate Dictionary
