transmute

verb

trans·mute tran(t)s-ˈmyüt How to pronounce transmute (audio)

tranz-

transmuted; transmuting

transitive verb

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

: to subject (something, such as an element) to transmutation

intransitive verb

: to undergo transmutation

transmutable

tran(t)s-ˈmyü-tə-bəl How to pronounce transmute (audio)

tranz-

adjective

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Transmutation changes something over into something else. Thus, a writer may transmute his life into stories or novels, and an arranger might transmute a lively march tune into a quiet lullaby. In the "Myth of Er" at the end of Plato's Republic, for example, human souls are transmuted into the body and existence of their choice. Having learned from their last life what they do not want to be, many choose transmutation into something that seems better. A meek man chooses to be transmuted into a tyrant, a farmer into a dashing (but short-lived) warrior, and so on. But very few seem to have learned anything from their former life that would make their choice a real improvement.

Example Sentences

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

Recent Examples on the Web Slowly, painfully, by fits and starts, the heroic narrative of the Arab spring was transmuted into something much darker.

New York Times, 12 May 2020 Similarly, the imperative to invent a vaccine as rapidly as possibly is not dissimilar from the effort at Los Alamos: Both require rapidly transmuting existing scientific knowledge into highly specific and practical technologies.

Mark P. Mills, National Review, 29 Apr. 2020 Mysteries, like works of horror, transmute nebulous fears into tangible dangers.

Nora Caplan-bricker, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2019 Instead, the hazy hue transmuted a femme fatale makeup staple into something softer and more romantic.

Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 20 July 2018 Old Dolio's lack of lived experience transmutes into a kind of Buddhist wisdom; the family briefly gets to play-act at normalcy; everyone sees that, in disruptive ways, Melanie is different from them.

John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2020 The Lincoln that Trump conjured for this scenario—a bizarre one even by the President’s standards—was transmuted into a leftist-socialist-globalist-radical-Democrat.

Sidney Blumenthal, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2019 The other candidates, on the whole, hoped to transmute the lessons about Trump’s character and dishonesty which emerged from the impeachment into material for the campaign trail.

Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2019 At best, Maxo rapping about real-life trials and tribulations should be cathartic for both him and the crowd, but too often, the concert alchemy proved too delicate to transmute the experience.

Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2019 See More

单词	transmutes
释义	transmute verb trans·mute tran(t)s-ˈmyüt tranz- transmuted; transmuting transitive verb 1 : to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form 2 : to subject (something, such as an element) to transmutation intransitive verb : to undergo transmutation transmutable tran(t)s-ˈmyü-tə-bəl tranz- adjective Did you know? Transmutation changes something over into something else. Thus, a writer may transmute his life into stories or novels, and an arranger might transmute a lively march tune into a quiet lullaby. In the "Myth of Er" at the end of Plato's Republic, for example, human souls are transmuted into the body and existence of their choice. Having learned from their last life what they do not want to be, many choose transmutation into something that seems better. A meek man chooses to be transmuted into a tyrant, a farmer into a dashing (but short-lived) warrior, and so on. But very few seem to have learned anything from their former life that would make their choice a real improvement. Synonyms alchemize convert make over metamorphose transfigure transform transpose transubstantiate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The stories of their lives were transmuted into works of fiction. The former criminal had transmuted into a national hero. Recent Examples on the Web Slowly, painfully, by fits and starts, the heroic narrative of the Arab spring was transmuted into something much darker. New York Times, 12 May 2020 Similarly, the imperative to invent a vaccine as rapidly as possibly is not dissimilar from the effort at Los Alamos: Both require rapidly transmuting existing scientific knowledge into highly specific and practical technologies. Mark P. Mills, National Review, 29 Apr. 2020 Mysteries, like works of horror, transmute nebulous fears into tangible dangers. Nora Caplan-bricker, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2019 Instead, the hazy hue transmuted a femme fatale makeup staple into something softer and more romantic. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 20 July 2018 Old Dolio's lack of lived experience transmutes into a kind of Buddhist wisdom; the family briefly gets to play-act at normalcy; everyone sees that, in disruptive ways, Melanie is different from them. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2020 The Lincoln that Trump conjured for this scenario—a bizarre one even by the President’s standards—was transmuted into a leftist-socialist-globalist-radical-Democrat. Sidney Blumenthal, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2019 The other candidates, on the whole, hoped to transmute the lessons about Trump’s character and dishonesty which emerged from the impeachment into material for the campaign trail. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2019 At best, Maxo rapping about real-life trials and tribulations should be cathartic for both him and the crowd, but too often, the concert alchemy proved too delicate to transmute the experience. Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin transmutare, from trans- + mutare to change — more at mutable First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Legal Definition transmute transitive verb trans·mute tranz-ˈmyüt, trans- transmuted; transmuting : to convert or transform the type of ownership of (property) by transmutation did not transmute the properties themselves into marital assets In re Siddens, 588 N.E.2d 321 (1992) transmutes verb present tense third-person singular of transmute as in transforms to change in form, appearance, or use in his elegy on his deceased wife, the poet has transmuted inconsolable grief into high art Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance transforms converts transfigures metamorphoses transposes reworks replaces remodels alters adjusts recasts modifies transubstantiates alchemizes redefines mutates deforms revises redesigns disfigures distorts supplants transmogrifies refashions makes over regenerates reengineers revamps remakes redoes displaces varies substitutes
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