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transmute

Who acts: nuclear reactions, Alchemists, Radioactive uranium, artist, touch, king · What happens: transmute, mean, change, turn, lead, form · To what, where: something, alchemy, one metal, another, gold, one element · Speech: someone speaks here

«transmute» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: transmute in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To transmute means to change something completely into something different, in form or nature.

The tree, 14 words
markcsubjmarkxcompobjadvmodcaseoblamodpunctcaseapposccconjpunctrootToPARTtransmuteVERBmeansVERBtoPARTchangeVERBsomethingPRONcompletelyADVintoADPsomethingPRONdifferentADJ,PUNCTinADPformNOUNorCCONJnatureNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 transmutemark
2transmutetransmuteVERBVerbForm=Inf3 meanscsubj
3meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4totoPART_5 changemark
5changechangeVERBVerbForm=Inf3 meansxcomp
6somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind5 changeobj
7completelycompletelyADV_5 changeadvmod
8intointoADP_9 somethingcase
9somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind5 changeobl
10differentdifferentADJDegree=Pos9 somethingamod
11,,PUNCT_13 formpunct
12ininADP_13 formcase
13formformNOUNNumber=Sing9 somethingappos
14ororCCONJ_15 naturecc
15naturenatureNOUNNumber=Sing13 formconj
16..PUNCT_3 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1transmuteto-infinitivevn turn-26.6.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2meanpresentvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3change not said to happento-infinitivesomethinginto something result; completely propertyvn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent something=Patient into something=Result

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"The caterpillar is transmuted into a butterfly."

punctdetnsubj:passaux:passcasedetoblpunctpunctroot"PUNCTTheDETcaterpillarNOUNisAUXtransmutedVERBintoADPaDETbutterflyNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1""PUNCT_5 transmutedpunct
2ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 caterpillardet
3caterpillarcaterpillarNOUNNumber=Sing5 transmutednsubj:pass
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 transmutedaux:pass
5transmutedtransmuteVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
6intointoADP_8 butterflycase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 butterflydet
8butterflybutterflyNOUNNumber=Sing5 transmutedobl
9..PUNCT_5 transmutedpunct
10""PUNCT_5 transmutedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1transmute in a quotepresent · passivethe caterpillarinto a butterfly resultvn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into butterfly=Result

Meaning 2

Usage: history, science — kept apart, not parsed.

In alchemy, to transmute meant to turn one metal into another, especially lead into gold; in modern science, nuclear reactions can really change one element into another (transmutation).

The tree, 28 words
caseoblpunctmarkadvclmarkxcompnummodobjcaseoblpunctadvmodconjcaseoblpunctcaseamodoblpunctamodnsubjauxadvmodconjnummodobjcaseoblpunctoblpunctpunctrootInADPalchemyNOUN,PUNCTtoPARTtransmuteVERBmeantVERBtoPARTturnVERBoneNUMmetalNOUNintoADPanotherDET,PUNCTespeciallyADVleadVERBintoADPgoldNOUN;PUNCTinADPmodernADJscienceNOUN,PUNCTnuclearADJreactionsNOUNcanAUXreallyADVchangeVERBoneNUMelementNOUNintoADPanotherDET(PUNCTtransmutationNOUN)PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_2 alchemycase
2alchemyalchemyNOUNNumber=Sing5 transmuteobl
3,,PUNCT_5 transmutepunct
4totoPART_5 transmutemark
5transmutetransmuteVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
6meantmeanVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 transmuteadvcl
7totoPART_8 turnmark
8turnturnVERBVerbForm=Inf6 meantxcomp
9oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card10 metalnummod
10metalmetalNOUNNumber=Sing8 turnobj
11intointoADP_12 anothercase
12anotheranotherDETPronType=Ind8 turnobl
13,,PUNCT_15 leadpunct
14especiallyespeciallyADV_15 leadadvmod
15leadleadVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 transmuteconj
16intointoADP_17 goldcase
17goldgoldNOUNNumber=Sing15 leadobl
18;;PUNCT_27 changepunct
19ininADP_21 sciencecase
20modernmodernADJDegree=Pos21 scienceamod
21sciencescienceNOUNNumber=Sing27 changeobl
22,,PUNCT_21 sciencepunct
23nuclearnuclearADJDegree=Pos24 reactionsamod
24reactionsreactionNOUNNumber=Plur27 changensubj
25cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin27 changeaux
26reallyreallyADV_27 changeadvmod
27changechangeVERBVerbForm=Inf5 transmuteconj
28oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card29 elementnummod
29elementelementNOUNNumber=Sing27 changeobj
30intointoADP_31 anothercase
31anotheranotherDETPronType=Ind27 changeobl
32((PUNCT_33 transmutationpunct
33transmutationtransmutationNOUNNumber=Sing27 changeobl
34))PUNCT_33 transmutationpunct
35..PUNCT_5 transmutepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1transmuteto-infinitivealchemyvn turn-26.6.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2meanparticiplevn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3turn not said to happento-infinitiveone metalanothervn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent metal=Theme into another=Trajectory
4leadpresentgoldespecially propertyvn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into gold=Destination
5changecannuclear reactionsone elementmodern scienceinto another result; transmutation oblvn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent element=Patient into another=Result

Example 1

He hath formed, weighed, transmuted, composed, and created with these twenty-two letters every living being, and every soul yet uncreated. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

Sentence 1: He hath formed, weighed, transmuted, composed, and created with these twenty-two letters every living being, and every soul yet uncreated.

The tree, 21 words
nsubjaux:passpunctconjpunctconjpunctconjpunctccparataxiscasedetcompoundpunctnummodobldetobjaclpunctccdetnsubj:passadvmodconjpunctrootHePRONhathAUXformedVERB,PUNCTweighedVERB,PUNCTtransmutedVERB,PUNCTcomposedVERB,PUNCTandCCONJcreatedVERBwithADPtheseDETtwentyNUM-PUNCTtwoNUMlettersNOUNeveryDETlivingNOUNbeingAUX,PUNCTandCCONJeveryDETsoulNOUNyetADVuncreatedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 formednsubj
2hathhaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 formedaux:pass
3formedformVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4,,PUNCT_5 weighedpunct
5weighedweighVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 formedconj
6,,PUNCT_7 transmutedpunct
7transmutedtransmuteVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 weighedconj
8,,PUNCT_9 composedpunct
9composedcomposeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass7 transmutedconj
10,,PUNCT_12 createdpunct
11andandCCONJ_12 createdcc
12createdcreateVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 formedparataxis
13withwithADP_18 letterscase
14thesethisDETNumber=Plur PronType=Dem18 lettersdet
15twentytwentyNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card17 twocompound
16--PUNCT_15 twentypunct
17twotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card18 lettersnummod
18lettersletterNOUNNumber=Plur12 createdobl
19everyeveryDETPronType=Tot20 livingdet
20livinglivingNOUNNumber=Sing12 createdobj
21beingbeAUXTense=Pres VerbForm=Part20 livingacl
22,,PUNCT_27 uncreatedpunct
23andandCCONJ_27 uncreatedcc
24everyeveryDETPronType=Tot25 souldet
25soulsoulNOUNNumber=Sing27 uncreatednsubj:pass
26yetyetADV_27 uncreatedadvmod
27uncreateduncreatVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 formedconj
28..PUNCT_3 formedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1formpresent · passiveHevn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
2weighparticiplevn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
3transmuteparticiplevn turn-26.6.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
4composeparticiplevn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5createparticipleevery livingwith this two lettersvn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent living=Result
6uncreatparticiple · passiveevery soulyettree rules

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

punctflatpunctconjflatpunctroot(PUNCTSeferPROPNYetzirahPROPN,PUNCTWestcottPROPN1887NUM)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_2 Seferpunct
2SeferSeferPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
3YetzirahYetzirahPROPNNumber=Sing2 Seferflat
4,,PUNCT_5 Westcottpunct
5WestcottWestcottPROPNNumber=Sing2 Seferconj
618871887NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 Westcottflat
7))PUNCT_2 Seferpunct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

Alchemists tried to transmute lead into gold.

nsubjmarkxcompobjcaseoblpunctrootAlchemistsNOUNtriedVERBtoPARTtransmuteVERBleadNOUNintoADPgoldNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AlchemistsalchemistNOUNNumber=Plur2 triednsubj
2triedtryVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3totoPART_4 transmutemark
4transmutetransmuteVERBVerbForm=Inf2 triedxcomp
5leadleadNOUNNumber=Sing4 transmuteobj
6intointoADP_7 goldcase
7goldgoldNOUNNumber=Sing4 transmuteobl
8..PUNCT_2 triedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1trypastAlchemistsvn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2transmute not said to happento-infinitiveAlchemists not said hereleadinto gold resultvn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent lead=Patient into gold=Result

Example 3

Radioactive uranium slowly transmutes into lead.

amodnsubjadvmodcaseoblpunctrootRadioactiveADJuraniumNOUNslowlyADVtransmutesVERBintoADPleadNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RadioactiveradioactiveADJDegree=Pos2 uraniumamod
2uraniumuraniumNOUNNumber=Sing4 transmutesnsubj
3slowlyslowlyADV_4 transmutesadvmod
4transmutestransmuteVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5intointoADP_6 leadcase
6leadleadNOUNNumber=Sing4 transmutesobl
7..PUNCT_4 transmutespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1transmutepresentRadioactive uraniuminto lead result; slowly propertyvn turn-26.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into lead=Result

Example 4

The artist transmuted her sadness into a beautiful song.

detnsubjnmod:possobjcasedetamodoblpunctrootTheDETartistNOUNtransmutedVERBherPRONsadnessNOUNintoADPaDETbeautifulADJsongNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 artistdet
2artistartistNOUNNumber=Sing3 transmutednsubj
3transmutedtransmuteVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 sadnessnmod:poss
5sadnesssadnessNOUNNumber=Sing3 transmutedobj
6intointoADP_9 songcase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 songdet
8beautifulbeautifulADJDegree=Pos9 songamod
9songsongNOUNNumber=Sing3 transmutedobl
10..PUNCT_3 transmutedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1transmutepastthe artistartist's sadnessinto a beautiful song resultvn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent sadness=Patient into song=Result

Example 5

In the myth, the king's touch transmuted everything to gold.

casedetoblpunctdetnmod:posscasensubjobjcaseoblpunctrootInADPtheDETmythNOUN,PUNCTtheDETkingNOUN'sPARTtouchNOUNtransmutedVERBeverythingPRONtoADPgoldNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 mythcase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 mythdet
3mythmythNOUNNumber=Sing9 transmutedobl
4,,PUNCT_3 mythpunct
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 kingdet
6kingkingNOUNNumber=Sing8 touchnmod:poss
7's'sPART_6 kingcase
8touchtouchNOUNNumber=Sing9 transmutednsubj
9transmutedtransmuteVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
10everythingeverythingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Tot9 transmutedobj
11totoADP_12 goldcase
12goldgoldNOUNNumber=Sing9 transmutedobl
13..PUNCT_9 transmutedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1transmutepastthe king's toucheverythingthe mythto goldvn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Patient
2touchthe kingnom touch «event transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Scientists can transmute one element into another in a nuclear reactor.

nsubjauxnummodobjcaseoblcasedetamodoblpunctrootScientistsNOUNcanAUXtransmuteVERBoneNUMelementNOUNintoADPanotherDETinADPaDETnuclearADJreactorNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ScientistsscientistNOUNNumber=Plur3 transmutensubj
2cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin3 transmuteaux
3transmutetransmuteVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card5 elementnummod
5elementelementNOUNNumber=Sing3 transmuteobj
6intointoADP_7 anothercase
7anotheranotherDETPronType=Ind3 transmuteobl
8ininADP_11 reactorcase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 reactordet
10nuclearnuclearADJDegree=Pos11 reactoramod
11reactorreactorNOUNNumber=Sing3 transmuteobl
12..PUNCT_3 transmutepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1transmutecanScientistsone elementinto another result; in a nuclear reactorvn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent element=Patient into another=Result

Example 7

Hard work transmuted the empty field into a garden.

amodnsubjdetamodobjcasedetoblpunctrootHardADJworkNOUNtransmutedVERBtheDETemptyADJfieldNOUNintoADPaDETgardenNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HardhardADJDegree=Pos2 workamod
2workworkNOUNNumber=Sing3 transmutednsubj
3transmutedtransmuteVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 fielddet
5emptyemptyADJDegree=Pos6 fieldamod
6fieldfieldNOUNNumber=Sing3 transmutedobj
7intointoADP_9 gardencase
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 gardendet
9gardengardenNOUNNumber=Sing3 transmutedobl
10..PUNCT_3 transmutedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1transmutepastHard workthe empty fieldinto a garden resultvn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent field=Patient into garden=Result

Example 8

The witch transmuted the frog into a prince.

detnsubjdetobjcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETwitchNOUNtransmutedVERBtheDETfrogNOUNintoADPaDETprinceNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 witchdet
2witchwitchNOUNNumber=Sing3 transmutednsubj
3transmutedtransmuteVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 frogdet
5frogfrogNOUNNumber=Sing3 transmutedobj
6intointoADP_8 princecase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 princedet
8princeprinceNOUNNumber=Sing3 transmutedobl
9..PUNCT_3 transmutedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1transmutepastthe witchthe froginto a prince resultvn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent frog=Patient into prince=Result

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