Transmute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

change in outward structure or looks

change or alter in form, appearance, or nature

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹænsmjˈuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹansmjˈuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹansmjˈuːt/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹænsmjˈuːt/.

Examples

He transformed into a monster
The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle
This experience transformed her completely

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

transform transubstantiate metamorphose

Parts of Speech

verb	change in outward structure or looks “He transformed into a monster”
verb	change or alter in form, appearance, or nature “This experience transformed her completely”
verb	alter the nature of (elements)

Word Forms

transformation	noun	the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
transmutation	noun	an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
transubstantiation	noun	an act that changes the form or character or substance of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwandeln

Veränderung der äußeren Struktur oder des Aussehens

🇫🇷French

transmuter

changement dans la structure extérieure ou l'apparence

🇪🇸Spanish

transmutar

cambio en la estructura exterior o apariencia

🇮🇹Italian

trasmutare

cambiamento nella struttura o nell'aspetto esteriore

🇳🇱Dutch

transmuteren

verandering in uiterlijke structuur of uiterlijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

transmutar

mudança na estrutura externa ou aparência

🇷🇺Russian

трансмутировать

изменение внешней структуры или внешнего вида

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिणत

बाहरी संरचना या रूप में परिवर्तन

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থানান্তর করা

বাহ্যিক গঠন বা চেহারা পরিবর্তন

🇮🇳Tamil

மாற்று

வெளிப்புற அமைப்பு அல்லது தோற்றத்தில் மாற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మార్చు

బాహ్య నిర్మాణం లేదా రూపాల్లో మార్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

बदलणे

बाह्य रचना किंवा देखावा मध्ये बदल

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્રાન્સમ્યુટ

બાહ્ય બંધારણ અથવા દેખાવમાં ફેરફાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆ

ಬಾಹ್ಯ ರಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യുക

ബാഹ്യ ഘടനയിലോ രൂപത്തിലോ മാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟ੍ਰਾਂਸਮਿਊਟ

ਬਾਹਰੀ ਬਣਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਦਿੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

منتقل کرنا

ظاہری ساخت یا شکل میں تبدیلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

转化

外部结构或外观的变化

🇯🇵Japanese

変換する

外側の構造や見た目の変化

🇰🇷Korean

변하게 하다

외부구조나 외모의 변화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuyển hóa

thay đổi cấu trúc hoặc hình dáng bên ngoài

🇹🇭Thai

แปลงร่าง

การเปลี่ยนแปลงโครงสร้างภายนอกหรือรูปลักษณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengubah

perubahan struktur luar atau penampilan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحويل

تغير في البنية الخارجية أو المظهر

🇮🇷Persian

تبدیل کردن

تغییر در ساختار یا ظاهر بیرونی

🇹🇷Turkish

dönüştürmek

dış yapıda veya görünümde değişiklik

🇮🇱Hebrew

להפוך

שינוי במבנה או במראה החיצוני

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