transmute
/trænzˈmjuːt/verb
1- change in form, nature, or substance（使）变形; （使）变质; （使）变化：
with obj. the raw material of his experience was transmuted into stories他经历中的原始素材被编成了故事
no obj. the discovery that elements can transmute by radioactivity.关于辐射能使元素发生变化的发现。
1.1
- with obj. subject (base metals) to alchemical transmutation（用炼金术）将（贱金属）变成金银：
the quest to transmute lead into gold.
对炼铅成金的探求。
派生词
transmutability
nountransmutable
adjectivetransmutative
adjectivetransmuter
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin transmutare, from trans- 'across' + mutare 'to change'.