Hypertext Webster Gateway: "transmute"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
The caresses of parents and the blandishments of
friends transmute us into idols. --Buckminster.
Transmuting sorrow into golden joy Free from alloy.
--H. Smith.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
transmute
v 1: alter in nature; of chemical elements in alchemy
2: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a
monster" [syn: {transform}]
3: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This
experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed
the clay into a beautiful sculpture" [syn: {transform}]
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