To transmew thyself from a holy hermit into a sinful forester. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
transmew — /tranz mūˈ, tränz , s / (Spenser) transitive verb To transmute ORIGIN: OFr transmuer, from L transmūtāre; see ↑transmute … Useful english dictionary
English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue … Wikipedia
Transmute — Trans*mute , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transmuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transmuting}.] [L. transmutare, transmutatum; trans across + mutare to change. See {Mutable}, and cf. {Transmew}.] To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Transmuted — Transmute Trans*mute , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transmuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transmuting}.] [L. transmutare, transmutatum; trans across + mutare to change. See {Mutable}, and cf. {Transmew}.] To change from one nature, form, or substance, into… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Transmuting — Transmute Trans*mute , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transmuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transmuting}.] [L. transmutare, transmutatum; trans across + mutare to change. See {Mutable}, and cf. {Transmew}.] To change from one nature, form, or substance, into… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transmove — /tranz moovˈ, tränz , s / (Spenser) transitive verb To transmute ORIGIN: Appar for ↑transmew, remodelled on ↑move … Useful english dictionary
transmue — see transmew … Useful english dictionary
transmuwe — transmuwe, mywe obs. ff. transmew … Useful english dictionary
