transmute

Synonyms

soften assuage allay compose mollify tranquillize pacify lull mitigate flatter appease relieve

Antonyms

rouse excite irritate ruffle exasperate exacerbate agitate infuriate aggravate annoy dissatisfy

Trans*mute", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transmuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Transmuting.] Etym: [L. transmutare, transmutatum; trans across + mutare to change. See Mutable, and cf. Transmew.] Defn: 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.

transmute - Similar Words

transmuter tranmute transmutable transmeate transume transude transmit transmew transmutative transmutual