transform

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.

2. 2transitive verb

   To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.

3. 3transitive verb

   To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.

4. 4transitive verb

   To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.

5. 5intransitive verb

   To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.

6. 6verb

   change in outward structure or looks

   "He transformed into a monster"

   "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"

   Synonyms

   metamorphosetransmute
7. 7verb

   increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)

8. 8verb

   change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species

9. 9verb

   convert (one form of energy) to another

   "transform energy to light"

10. 10verb

    change or alter in form, appearance, or nature

    "This experience transformed her completely"

    "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"

    Synonyms

    transmute
11. 11verb

    change from one form or medium into another

    "Braque translated collage into oil"

    Synonyms

    translate
12. 12verb

    subject to a mathematical transformation