Meaning of the word transmute in English

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transmute

US /trænsˈmjuːt/
UK /trænsˈmjuːt/

Verb

1.

to change something completely, especially into something different and better:

Example:
A few centuries ago alchemists thought they could transmute lead into gold.
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