transmute (트랜즈**뮤**트) — to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
Pronunciation (IPA): /trænzˈmjuːt/
Korean meaning: 변화시키다, 변환하다, 변질시키다
Korean pronunciation: 트랜즈**뮤**트
Example Sentences
- The ancient alchemists believed they could transmute pizza into gold, but they just ended up with very expensive burnt cheese.
- Modern science can transmute elements in nuclear reactors.
- The artist hoped to transmute her pain into beautiful sculptures.
transmute
VERB//trænzˈmjuːt//
to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
An alchemist transmutes ordinary metal into gleaming gold coins
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin transmutare, combining the prefix trans- (across, beyond) and mutare (to change). The word entered English in the 14th century through Old French.
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📝Examples
“The ancient alchemists believed they could transmute pizza into gold, but they just ended up with very expensive burnt cheese.”
“Modern science can transmute elements in nuclear reactors.”
“The artist hoped to transmute her pain into beautiful sculptures.”
“My diet plan promised to transmute my belly fat into abs, but it only transmuted my wallet into emptiness.”
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