| VERB | change | transmute, transform, metamorphose | change in outward structure or looks |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | transmute, transform, transubstantiate | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | |
| change | transmute | alter the nature of (elements) |
| Meaning | change in outward structure or looks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | transform, metamorphose | |
| Narrower | aurify | Transform into gold |
| become, turn | Undergo a change or development | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Spanish | cambiar, convertir, transformarse, transformar, transmutar, trasmutar | |
| Catalan | convertir, transformar-se, transformar, transmutar | |
| Meaning | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | transform, transubstantiate | |
| Narrower | destalinize, destalinise | counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism |
| sorcerize, sorcerise | Transform or change by means of sorcery | |
| stalinize, stalinise | Transform in accordance with Stalin's policies | |
| transubstantiate | change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ | |
| work, work on, process | shape, form, or improve a material | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | cambiar, convertir, transformarse, transformar, transmudar, transmutar, trasformar, trasmutar | |
| Catalan | convertir, transformar-se, transformar, transmutar | |
| Nouns | transmutation | an act that changes the form or character or substance of something |
| Meaning | Alter the nature of (elements) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Catalan | transmutar | |
| Nouns | transmutation | (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment) |
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