"transmute" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Change in outward structure or looks (synset 200382272)
"He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"

is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
subtypes:
- aurify - transform into gold
- become, turn - undergo a change or development
same as: metamorphose, transform
Change or alter in form, appearance, or nature (synset 200383306)
"This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
subtypes:
- transubstantiate - change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ
- sorcerise, sorcerize - transform or change by means of sorcery
- stalinise, stalinize - transform in accordance with Stalin's policies
- destalinise, destalinize - counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism
- process, work, work on - shape, form, or improve a material
same as: transform, transubstantiate
Alter the nature of (elements) (synset 200383164)
referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation