transmute

[[t]trænzmju͟ːt[/t]]

transmutes, transmuting, transmuted

V-ERG

If something transmutes or is transmuted into a different form, it is changed into that form. [FORMAL]

[V into n] She ceased to think, as anger transmuted into passion...

[V n into n] Scientists transmuted matter into pure energy and exploded the first atomic bomb. [Also V n]

Syn:

transform

Derived words:

transmutation plural N-VAR oft N of n

...the transmutation of food into energy.