English to English
transform
(tr/&/ns'f/oU/rm
)
verb (v)
- subject to a mathematical transformation(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- change or alter in form, appearance, or nature(verb.change)Example:
This experience transformed her completely.
She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture.
source: wordnet30 - change in outward structure or looks(verb.change)Example:
He transformed into a monster.
source: wordnet30 - convert (one form of energy) to another(verb.change)Example:
Transform energy to light.
source: wordnet30 - change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.(verb)source: webster1913
- To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.(verb)source: webster1913