transmute

• Verbe signifiant changer ou convertir une chose d'une forme, d'une nature ou d'une substance en une autre, souvent par un processus alchimique ou métaphorique.

A verb used to indicate the act of changing or transforming something from one form, nature, or substance into another.

1. Change form or natureC1formal

   To change something from one form, nature, or substance into another, often in a profound or magical way.

   transmuer

   • The alchemist attempted to transmute lead into gold.
   • Over time, grief can transmute into acceptance.
   • The artist's work transmutes everyday objects into beautiful sculptures.

   Synonymesalterchangeconvertmetamorphosemutateremaketransfiguretransform

   Antonymesfixmaintainpreserveretain

2. Transform in a scientific contextC2formalscientific

   To change one element or substance into another through a nuclear or chemical process.

   Transmuter (en chimie ou physique nucléaire)

   • Nuclear reactions can transmute one element into another.
   • Scientists have discovered a way to transmute radioactive waste into less harmful materials.
   • The process of transmutation requires immense energy.

   Synonymesconverttransform