transmute
(verb)
verb
1. change in outward structure or looks
- He transformed into a monster
Similar word(s): metamorphose, transform
Definition categories: change
2. change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
- This experience transformed her completely
- She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture
- transubstantiate one element into another
Similar word(s): transform, transubstantiate
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
3. alter the nature of (elements)
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
Sentences with transmute as a verb:
- The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.
- Did the base metals transmute to gold?