verb
- to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; to transform completely
- to change one chemical element into another
Usage: chemistry; physics
Examples
- The alchemist believed he could transmute base metals into gold.
- Heat transmutes water into steam.
- The artist transmutes ordinary materials into beautiful sculptures.
- Nuclear reactions can transmute one element into another.
- Time transmutes grief into acceptance.
- The reactor transmutes uranium into plutonium.
- Education transmutes ignorance into knowledge.