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transmute definition

trans·mute (trans myo̵̅o̅t′, tranz-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb transmuted -·mut′ed, transmuting -·mut′·ing

to change from one form, species, condition, nature, or substance into another; transform; convert

Etymology: ME transmuten < L transmutare < trans-, trans- + mutare, to change: see mutate

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