English vocabulary · C1
Transmute
/trænzˈmjuːt/ · v.
It means to change one thing completely into another form.
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Example sentences
- The heat will transmute ice to water.
- He helps to transmute ideas to art.
Word origin and roots
from Latin
- trans — across (from Latin)
- mutare — to change (from Latin)
Synonyms and nuances
- alter (making a partial change to something)
- change (something becomes different from before)
- convert (transforming one type of thing to another)
Words with the same root
mutare — to change
- mutate — to change form — especially to undergo genetic change
- commute — to exchange one thing for another — or to travel back and forth daily
- immutable — not able to change — fixed and permanent
Lesson notes
Transmute. It means to change one thing completely into another form. It is like turning metal into gold.
Similar words are alter, change, and convert. Use transmute when a major shift happens.
The heat will transmute ice to water. He helps to transmute ideas to art.
Think: trans means across, and mut means change. That is how we transmute.