suru verb (special), transitive verb, intransitive verb
change into; turn into; transform into
Describes a subject becoming something else, often with a noun or adjectival noun marked by に. Can be used both intransitively (something changes) and transitively (someone changes something).
水が氷に化する。
Water turns into ice.
彼はその廃墟を美術館に化した
He transformed the ruins into an art museum.
suru verb (special), transitive verb, intransitive verb
Rare and somewhat literary; means to exert an influence that changes someone or something. Often used in the passive or with abstract objects.
彼の思想は多くの若者を化した。
His ideas influenced many young people.