transmute

trans·mute

verb \tran(t)s-ˈmyüt, tranz-\

trans·mutedtrans·mut·ing

Definition of TRANSMUTE

transitive verb

1

: to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form

2

: to subject (as an element) to transmutation

intransitive verb

: to undergo transmutation

— trans·mut·able \-ˈmyü-tə-bəl\ adjective

Examples of TRANSMUTE

1. The stories of their lives were transmuted into works of fiction.
2. The former criminal had transmuted into a national hero.

Origin of TRANSMUTE

Middle English, from Latin transmutare, from trans- + mutare to change — more at mutable

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to TRANSMUTE

Synonyms: alchemize, make over, metamorphose, transfigure, transform, convert, transpose, transubstantiate

Related Words: adjust, alter, modify, recast; redefine, redesign, redo, reengineer, refashion, regenerate, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary; deform, disfigure, distort, mutate, transmogrify; displace, replace, substitute, supplant

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See Synonym Discussion at transform

Rhymes with TRANSMUTE

acute, astute, Asyût, bear fruit, beetroot, Beirut, birthroot, bloodroot, breadfruit, butut, cahoot, Canute, catsuit, cheroot, choucroute, clubroot, commute, compute, confute, crapshoot, cube root, deaf-mute, depute, dilute, dispute, dry suit, elute, en route, enroot, flight suit, folkmoot, freeboot, galoot, grapefruit, G suit, hardboot, hip boot, hirsute, imbrute, impute, jackboot, jackfruit, jumpsuit, kashruth, lawsuit, long suit, lounge suit, minute, nonsuit, offshoot, outshoot, Paiute, pantsuit, permute, playsuit, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, repute, salute, sans doute, seaboot, snowsuit, solute, square root, star fruit, star route, statute, strong suit, sunsuit, sweat suit, swimsuit, take root, taproot, to boot, tracksuit, trade route, tribute, uproot, volute, wet suit