transmute
verb (used with or without object)
to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another; transform.
transmuting
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present participleof transmute.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The idea of transmuting black rock into useful products was born out of similar energy-security anxieties a century ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
We are running on the energy of farmers’ labor and transmuting it into fetish object, and it feels almost beautiful on set in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
In the process of transmuting the mid-rib of the leaf, the plant undergoes a proliferation of new vascular tissue — and avoids rotting while the rest of the leaf withers away.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
“In this first half, it’s very much about exploring all the different sort of versions and avenues of yourself as you’re growing and changing and transmuting into something else,” she says.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
“Aye; the singular alchemy of transmuting that which mightn’t be, into that which is. ‘
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
