trans|mute

trans|mute
trans|mute «trans MYOOT, tranz-», verb, -mut|ed, -mut|ing.
–v.t.
1. to change from one nature, substance, or form into another: »

We can transmute water power into electrical power.

SYNONYM(S): convert. See syn. under transform. (Cf.transform)
2. Chemistry, Physics. to subject to transmutation.
–v.i.
to undergo transmutation.
[< Latin trānsmūtāre < trāns- thoroughly + mūtāre to change]

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