transmute
verb
- to thoroughly alter, change, transform, or metamorphose
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /tɹænzˈmjuːt/
verb
Etymology: From Latin trānsmūtāre, from trans + mūtāre.
- To change or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.
“The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.”
“Did the base metals transmute to gold?”