trans·mute /træn(t)sˈmjut, trænz-/
(vt.)使變形,使變質(vi.)變形,變質
Trans·mute v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transmuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Transmuting.] To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another; to transform.
The caresses of parents and the blandishments of friends transmute us into idols. --Buckminster.
Transmuting sorrow into golden joy
Free from alloy. --H. Smith.
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transmute
v 1: alter the nature of (elements)
2: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a
monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
[syn: transform, metamorphose]
3: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This
experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed
the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate
one element into another" [syn: transform, transubstantiate]