transmute
verb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] /trænzˈmjuːt/
/træns-/ formalDefinition
› to change something completely, especially into something different and better: A few centuries ago alchemists thought they could transmute lead into gold.specialized Plutonium transmutes into/to uranium when it is processed in a nuclear reactor.ChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently transmutation /ˌtrænz.mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/
/ˌtræns-/ noun [C or U]
/ˌtræns-/ noun [C or U] (Definition of transmute verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn noun
- alter verb (CHANGE)
- alternate adjective
- alternate verb
- bastardize verb
- convert verb (CHANGE)
- convertible adjective
- fluid adjective (LIKELY TO CHANGE)
- modulate verb (PLAN/PROCESS)
- modulate verb (SOUND)
- move the goalposts idiom
- new broom noun
- polymorphous adjective
- swing verb (MOVE SIDEWAYS)
- trans- prefix (CHANGED)
- transfigure verb
- transform verb
- transitional adjective
- transmogrify verb
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