transmute:
transitive verb:
- to change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another; to transform
intransitive verb:
- to undergo transmutation
Example: Sand that once was rock becomes rock once again as it slowly sediments and compresses into layers of sandstone, which, in turn, transmute into sand. [Reference: Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker, The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth]
