transmute

Verb

• alter the nature of (elements)

• 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
    

• change in outward structure or looks
  • He transformed into a monster
    
  • The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  transform , transubstantiate , metamorphose