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Pronunciation / Transliteration: biàn xíng
"炼金术士试图将铅变形为金子。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To change or cause to change from one form, nature, or substance to another.
"Alchemists attempted to transmute lead into gold." - 2
To transform completely, especially into something of a higher or more refined state.
"She managed to transmute her grief into powerful poetry."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'transmutare', combining 'trans-' (across, beyond) and 'mutare' (to change). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, it was initially heavily used in alchemy to describe the hypothetical process of changing base metals into gold, before broadening to mean any significant transformation of form, nature, or substance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Transmute" is said worldwide
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transmuter
Transliteration: trãzmyte
"Les alchimistes cherchaient à transmuter le plomb en or."
verwandeln
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩n
"Man versuchte, unedle Metalle in Gold zu verwandeln."
trasmutare
Transliteration: trazmuˈtare
"Il piombo può essere trasmutato in oro."
transmutar
Transliteration: tɾanzmuˈtaɾ
"Intentaban transmutar el plomo en oro."
transmutar
Transliteration: tɾɐ̃zmuˈtaɾ
"Eles queriam transmutar metais comuns em ouro."
रूप बदलना
Transliteration: roop badalna
"पुराने समय में कीमियागर धातु का रूप बदलना चाहते थे।"
变形
Transliteration: biàn xíng
"炼金术士试图将铅变形为金子。"
변성하다
Transliteration: byeonseonghada
"연금술사들은 납을 금으로 변성시키려 했다."
変成する
Transliteration: hensei suru
"錬金術師たちは鉛を金に変成させようと試みた。"
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