transform

[verb trans-fawrm; noun trans-fawrm]

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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.
1. to increase or decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of an alternating-current circuit), as by means of a transformer.
2. 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.
1. a mathematical quantity obtained from a given quantity by an algebraic, geometric, or functional transformation.
2. the transformation itself.
the result of a transformation.
a transformation.
Logic. transformation(def 5).
Linguistics. a structure derived by a transformation.

Origin of transform

1300–50; Middle English transformen < Latin trānsfōrmāre to change in shape. See trans-, form

Related formstrans·form·a·ble, adjectivetrans·form·a·tive, adjectivein·ter·trans·form·a·ble, adjectivenon·trans·form·ing, adjectivere·trans·form, verb (used with object)self-trans·formed, adjectiveun·trans·form·a·ble, adjectiveun·trans·form·a·tive, adjectiveun·trans·formed, adjectiveun·trans·form·ing, adjective

Synonyms for transform

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

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Related Words for transforming

mutate, convert, transfer, revolutionize, revamp, remodel, reconstruct, translate, mold, alter, transmute, doctor, transpose, renew, metamorphose, switch, commute, transmogrify, cook, transfigure

Examples from the Web for transforming

Contemporary Examples of transforming

For the Brogpas, transforming into a tourist attraction may offer their community a way to generate much-needed income.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans
Nina Strochlic
January 3, 2015
In this understanding, art is like a medicine or a toxin, transforming its audience for good or ill.
The Insane Swedish Plan to Rate Games for Sexism
Nick Gillespie
November 20, 2014
First, it turns out that when it comes to transforming light into electricity, will can be more important than natural resources.
It’s Always Sunny In England
The Daily Beast
September 17, 2014
Local policy issues in Muslim countries are transforming into US and European national security threats.
To Beat ISIS, the Arab World Must Promote Political and Religious Reforms
Rula Jebreal
September 15, 2014
Day by day, the National Football League is transforming into less of a sport and more of a full-time damage control operation.
How Could the NFL Not Know About the Brutal Second Ray Rice Tape?
Robert Silverman
September 8, 2014

Historical Examples of transforming

Finally they asked him to show them some of his transforming arts.
The Chinese Fairy Book
Various
Many were their cares, too, in transforming the old pavilion into a farm.
Fruitfulness
Emile Zola
It is a question of nothing less than of transforming him into furnished lodgings.
The Industries of Animals
Frdric Houssay
The dirty cot, the dirty cell, the dirty floor, a point of view was transforming.
The Paliser case
Edgar Saltus
The Smith was compelled to try his hand at transforming the seigneur.
Russian Fairy Tales
W. R. S. Ralston

British Dictionary definitions for transforming

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 Formstransformable, adjectivetransformative, adjective

Word Origin for transform

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

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Word Origin and History for transforming

transform

mid-14c., from Old French transformer, from Latin transformare "change the shape or form of," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + formare "to form" (see form (v.)). Related: Transformed; transforming.