Transmute
[tranz-MYOOT]
Part of speech: verb
Origin: Latin, 15th century
1.
Change in form, nature, or substance.
2.
Subject (base metals) to alchemical transmutation.
Examples of Transmute in a sentence
"The goal of ancient alchemy was to transmute lead into gold."
"Shane left the ROTC transmuted into an athlete."
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