different between transmutate vs transmute

English

Etymology

trans- +? mutate

Verb

transmutate (third-person singular simple present transmutates, present participle transmutating, simple past and past participle transmutated)

1. (intransitive) To undergo transmutation.
2. (transitive) To cause transmutation.

Latin

Verb

tr?nsm?t?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of tr?nsm?t?

English

Etymology

From Latin transmutare, from trans + mutare.

Verb

transmute (third-person singular simple present transmutes, present participle transmuting, simple past and past participle transmuted)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To change, transform or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.

   The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.

   Did the base metals transmute to gold?

Related terms

• transmutability
• transmutable
• transmutant
• transmutate
• transmutation

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: transmutent, transmutes

Verb

transmute

1. first-person singular present indicative of transmuter
2. third-person singular present indicative of transmuter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of transmuter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of transmuter
5. second-person singular imperative of transmuter

Portuguese

Verb

transmute

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of transmutar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of transmutar
3. third-person singular imperative of transmutar

Spanish

Verb

transmute

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of transmutar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of transmutar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of transmutar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of transmutar.