1. to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; to transform completely
2. to change one chemical element into another
Usage: chemistry; physics

Examples

• The alchemists tried to transmute base metals into gold.
• Over time, pressure and heat transmute organic matter into coal.
• The artist’s vision can transmute ordinary materials into beautiful sculptures.
• Nuclear reactions can transmute one element into another.
• Her experiences abroad transmuted her worldview completely.
• The intense heat will transmute the clay into ceramic.
• Scientists study how radioactive elements transmute over time.