| Main Entry: | transmutate1 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to change or transform in appearance, nature, or form; transmute, metamorphose |
| Etymology: | trans- + mutare 'to change' |
| Main Entry: | transmutate2 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to convert one element into another by bombarding it with alpha particles or neutrons |
| Usage: | science |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |