trans·mute 
(trăns-myt, trănz-)
(trăns-myt, trănz-)v. trans·mut·ed, trans·mut·ing, trans·mutes
v.tr.
To change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform: Alchemists tried to transmute lead into gold. See Synonyms at convert.
v.intr.
To undergo transmutation.
[Middle English transmuten, from Latin trānsmūtāre : trāns-, trans- + mūtāre, to change; see mei-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
trans·mut′a·bili·ty n.
trans·muta·ble adj.
trans·muta·bly adv.
trans·muter n.