transmutes
Changes one into another
Transmutes is the verb form of transmute, meaning to change from one form, nature, or substance into another.
The word carries connotations of fundamental transformation rather than superficial change: The alchemist believed he could transmute lead into gold.
It often appears in contexts involving complete metamorphosis: Experience transmutes suffering into wisdom.
Profound biological restructuring
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- conversionAct of changing states
- alterationAct of modifying
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
reshaping · transubstantiation · reconfiguration · shape-shifting · transmogrification · reconstitution · remaking · reforming
Legendary substance enabling transmutation
- base metalsNon-precious metallic elements
- elixir of lifeLegendary immortality concoction
- magnum opusCreator's supreme achievement
- alembicDistillation apparatus
lead into gold · crucible · hermeticism · quintessence · mercury · sulfur · salt · alchemists
Fitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- genetic driftRandom allele frequency change
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
phylogeny · gene expression · variation · heritability · recombination · evolutionary change
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- conversionAct of changing states
- alterationAct of modifying
morphing · reshaping · transubstantiation · reconfiguration · shape-shifting · transmogrification · reconstitution · remaking · reforming · altering
philosopher's stone
Legendary substance enabling transmutation
- base metalsNon-precious metallic elements
- elixir of lifeLegendary immortality concoction
- magnum opusCreator's supreme achievement
lead into gold · alembic · crucible · hermeticism · quintessence · mercury · sulfur · salt · alchemists · occultism
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- genetic driftRandom allele frequency change
diversification · phylogeny · gene expression · variation · heritability · recombination · evolutionary change
transmutespreserves
Cooked fruit in sugar
conserves · maintains · retains · fixes · stabilizes
transmutesadjusts
Alters for improvement
modifies · tweaks · refines · touches up · fine-tunes
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