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transmute
transmute /trænzˈmjuːt/ aep /træns-/ verb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] FORMAL ↑Verb Endings for transmute
► F0 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Changing , ↑Adapting and modifying , ↑Adapting and attuning to something , ↑Changing frequentlytransmutation /ˌtrænz.mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/ aep /ˌtræns-/ noun [C or U]
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