Verb: transmute tranz'myoot
- Change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
"This experience transmuted her completely";
- transform, transubstantiate
- Change in outward structure or looks
"He transmuted into a monster";
- transform, metamorphose
- (chemistry) alter the nature of (elements)
"Nuclear reactions can transmute one element into another"
Derived forms: transmuted, transmutes, transmuting
Type of: alter, change, modify
Encyclopedia: Transmute