As verbs the difference between augment and transmute
is that
augment is to increase; to make larger or supplement while
transmute is .
As a noun augment
is (grammar) in some indo-european languages, a prefix
e-'' (''a- in sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
As an adjective transmute is
transmuted.
augment English
Verb
( en verb)
To increase; to make larger or supplement.
- The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary.
(reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
(music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
(music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
(grammar) To add an augment to.
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Noun
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(grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e-'' (''a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
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transmute English
Verb
( transmut)
To change, transform or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.
- The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.
To change, transform or convert to another, or from one state or form to another.
- Did the base metals transmute to gold?
Related terms
* transmutability
* transmutable
* transmutant
* transmutate
* transmutation
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