Alter and Transmute

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Alter verb - To make different in some way.

Usage example: can't you alter your plans just slightly so we can leave 10 minutes earlier?

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Transmute is a synonym for alter in change topic. In some cases you can use "Transmute" instead a verb "Alter", when it comes to topics like modify.

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

Transmute verb - To change in form, appearance, or use.

Usage example: in his elegy on his deceased wife, the poet has transmuted inconsolable grief into high art

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Alter is a synonym for transmute in change topic. You can use "Alter" instead a verb "Transmute", if it concerns topics such as process, convert.

Nearby Words: transmutation, transmuting

life	alter life	transmute life
people	alter people	transmute people
body	alter body	transmute body
matter	alter matter	transmute matter
Other words: mass, world, objects.

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