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Added 10 October 2026

transmute

/tɹænzˈmjuːt/ verb

Latin root: trānsmūtāre Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about transmute at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To change or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.
The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.

Origin

From Latin trānsmūtāre, from trans + mūtāre.

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