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transmute.

To change or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/tɹænzˈmjuːt/
  1. To change or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.

    ambitransitive
    The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.
    Did the base metals transmute to gold?
Where this word comes from

From Latin trānsmūtāre, from trans + mūtāre.

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