Modify and Transmute

Modify

Modify verb - To make different in some way.
Usage example: he modified the appliance so that it would run more quietly

Transmute is a synonym for modify in alter topic. In some cases you can use "Transmute" instead a verb "Modify".

Transmute

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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Synonyms for Transmute

Modify is a synonym for transmute in convert topic. You can use "Modify" instead a verb "Transmute".

Nearby Words: transmutation, transmuting

Common collocations

power modify power transmute power
life modify life transmute life
body modify body transmute body
equipment modify equipment transmute equipment
Other words: world, humans, objects, weapons.
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