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.