transform

[ verb trans-fawrm; noun trans-fawrm ]

/ verb trænsˈfɔrm; noun ˈtræns fɔrm /

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verb (used with object)

to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.

to change in condition, nature, or character; convert.

to change into another substance; transmute.

Electricity.

to increase or decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of an alternating-current circuit), as by means of a transformer.
to decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of a direct-current circuit), as by means of a transformer.

Mathematics. to change the form of (a figure, expression, etc.) without in general changing the value.

Physics. to change into another form of energy.

verb (used without object)

to undergo a change in form, appearance, or character; become transformed.

noun

Mathematics.

a mathematical quantity obtained from a given quantity by an algebraic, geometric, or functional transformation.
the transformation itself.

the result of a transformation.

a transformation.

Logic. transformation (def. 5).

Linguistics. a structure derived by a transformation.

OTHER WORDS FOR transform

1 transfigure.

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Origin of transform

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English transformen, from Latin trānsfōrmāre “to change in shape”; see trans-, form

synonym study for transform

1. Transform , convert mean to change one thing into another. Transform suggests changing from one form, appearance, structure, or type to another: to transform soybeans into oil and meal by pressure. Convert suggests so changing the characteristics as to change the use or purpose: to convert a barn into a house.

OTHER WORDS FROM transform

trans·form·a·ble, adjectivetrans·form·a·tive, adjectivein·ter·trans·form·a·ble, adjectivenon·trans·form·ing, adjective

re·trans·form, verb (used with object)self-trans·formed, adjectiveun·trans·form·a·ble, adjectiveun·trans·formed, adjectiveun·trans·form·ing, adjective

How to use transform in a sentence

The tasteless bread was transformed into a sweet cake that included ingredients, such as dried fruit and marzipan.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Step forward GoPro, the HD camera manufacturer that has transformed how we document the world around us.
Why Every Home Needs a Drone This Holiday|Charlie Gilbert|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even good, arresting visual art is transformed by its context.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even good, arresting visual art is transformed by the gaze of a potential consumer.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The idea that this journey is being transformed into a “pay-per-prayer” weekend, as Sardar notes, is heart wrenching and worrying.
For Rent: Priceless Historic Sites|Elinor Betesh|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A sob rose in her throat, and broke from her lips transformed into a trembling, sharp, glad cry.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
It is secreted by the gastric glands, and is transformed into pepsin by the action of a free acid.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
As if a magician's wand had touched him, the garland of roses transformed him into a vision of Oriental beauty.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
On the other hand, Vera Galloway was transformed into a demure-looking shop assistant waiting a customers' orders.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White

British Dictionary definitions for transform

transform

verb (trænsˈfɔːm)

to alter or be altered radically in form, function, etc

(tr) to convert (one form of energy) to another form

(tr) maths to change the form of (an equation, expression, etc) by a mathematical transformation

(tr) to increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) using a transformer

noun (ˈtrænsˌfɔːm)

maths the result of a mathematical transformation, esp (of a matrix or an element of a group) another related to the given one by B = X –1 AX for some appropriate X

Derived forms of transform

transformable, adjectivetransformative, adjective

Word Origin for transform

C14: from Latin transformāre, from trans- + formāre to form

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