transmute

  • 91transmew — /tranz mūˈ, tränz , s / (Spenser) transitive verb To transmute ORIGIN: OFr transmuer, from L transmūtāre; see ↑transmute …

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  • 92trans|form´a|ble — trans|form «verb. trans FRM; noun. TRANS FRM», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to change in form or appearance: »The blizzard transformed the bushes into mounds of white. 2. to change in condition, nature, or character: »The witch transformed men into pigs …

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  • 93trans|form — «verb. trans FRM; noun. TRANS FRM», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to change in form or appearance: »The blizzard transformed the bushes into mounds of white. 2. to change in condition, nature, or character: »The witch transformed men into pigs. To… …

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  • 94Alchemize — Al che*mize, v. t. To change by alchemy; to transmute. Lovelace. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 95Alchemy — Al che*my, n. [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar. al k[=i]m[=i]a, fr. late Gr. ?, for ?, a mingling, infusion, ? juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants, fr. ? to pour; for chemistry was originally the art of extracting the juices …

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  • 96Metamorphose — Met a*mor phose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Metamorphosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Metamorphosing}.] [Cf. F. m[ e]tamorphoser.] To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute. [1913 Webster] And earth was metamorphosed into man. Dryden. [1913… …

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  • 97Metamorphosed — Metamorphose Met a*mor phose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Metamorphosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Metamorphosing}.] [Cf. F. m[ e]tamorphoser.] To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute. [1913 Webster] And earth was metamorphosed into man.… …

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  • 98Metamorphosing — Metamorphose Met a*mor phose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Metamorphosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Metamorphosing}.] [Cf. F. m[ e]tamorphoser.] To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute. [1913 Webster] And earth was metamorphosed into man.… …

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  • 99Rosicrucian — Ros i*cru cian, n. [The name is probably due to a German theologian, Johann Valentin Andre[ a], who in anonymous pamphlets called himself a knight of the Rose Cross (G. Rosenkreuz), using a seal with a St. Andrew s cross and four roses.)] One who …

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  • 100Transform — Trans*form , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transformed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transforming}.] [L. transformare, transformatum; trans across, over + formare to from: cf. F. transformer. See {Form}, v. t.] 1. To change the form of; to change in shape or… …

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