Used to express the idea of changing one thing into another in an abstract, non-literal sense. The caterpillar will transmute into a beautiful butterfly.
Pro Tip 2/3
Scientific Transformation
Can be used in scientific contexts to describe the change of substances or elements. Physicists have managed to transmute one element into another.
Pro Tip 3/3
Metaphoric Usage
Often utilized metaphorically to talk about personal growth or shifts in ideas. His travels transmuted his narrow worldview into a cosmopolitan one.