'Transmute' definitions:
Definition of 'transmute'
(from WordNet)
verb
Change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" [syn: transform, transmute, metamorphose]
verb
Change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another" [syn: transform, transmute, transubstantiate]
verb
Alter the nature of (elements)
Definition of 'Transmute'
From: GCIDE
- Transmute \Trans*mute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transmuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Transmuting.] [L. transmutare, transmutatum; trans across + mutare to change. See Mutable, and cf. Transmew.] To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another; to transform. [1913 Webster]
- The caresses of parents and the blandishments of friends transmute us into idols. --Buckminster. [1913 Webster]
- Transmuting sorrow into golden joy Free from alloy. --H. Smith. [1913 Webster]