trans·mute 
/trænsˈmju:t/ verb
trans·mutes; trans·mut·ed; trans·mut·ing /trænsˈmju:t/ verb formal : to completely change the form, appearance, or nature of (someone or something) — usually + into [+ obj] ▪ Her art transmutes [=transforms] trash into a thing of beauty. ▪ The stories of their lives were transmuted into works of fiction. [no obj] ▪ The former criminal had transmuted into a national hero.
— trans·mu·ta·tion /ˌtrænsmjuˈteɪʃən/ noun, plural trans·mu·ta·tions [count, noncount]
/ˌtrænsmjuˈteɪʃən/ noun, plural trans·mu·ta·tions [count, noncount]
