transform

trans·form  (trns-fôrm)

v. trans·formed, trans·form·ing, trans·forms

v.tr.

1. To change markedly the appearance or form of: "A thick, fibrous fog had transformed the trees into ghosts and the streetlights into soft, haloed moons" David Michael Kaplan.

2. To change the nature, function, or condition of; convert. See Synonyms at convert.

3. Mathematics To subject to a transformation.

4. Electricity To subject to the action of a transformer.

5. Genetics To subject (a cell) to transformation.

v.intr.

To undergo a transformation.

n. (trnsfôrm)

The result, especially a mathematical quantity or linguistic construction, of a transformation.

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[Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin trnsfrmre : trns-, trans- + frma, form.]

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trans·forma·ble adj.

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transform

Verb

1. to change completely in form or function: the last forty years have seen the country transformed from a peasant economy to a major industrial power

2. to change so as to make better or more attractive: most religions claim to be able to transform people's lives

3. to convert (one form of energy) to another

4. Maths to change the form of (an equation, expression, etc.) without changing its value

5. to change (an alternating current or voltage) using a transformer [Latin transformare]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	transform - subject to a mathematical transformation alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	transform - change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another" transmute, transubstantiate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" transubstantiate - change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ sorcerise, sorcerize - transform or change by means of sorcery stalinise, stalinize - transform in accordance with Stalin's policies; "Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death" destalinise, destalinize - counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism; "Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's" work on, work, process - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
	3.	transform - change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" transmute, metamorphose change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" aurify - transform into gold become, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
	4.	transform - change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil" translate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" metricise, metricize - express in the metric system diagonalise, diagonalize - transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
	5.	transform - convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to light" natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	6.	transform - change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	7.	transform - increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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transform

verb 1. change, convert, alter, translate, reconstruct, metamorphose, transmute, renew, transmogrify (jocular)

verb 2. make over, overhaul, revamp, remake, renovate, remodel, revolutionize, redo, transfigure, restyle

Translations

transform [trænsˈfɔːm] vt → transformar

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transform [trænsˈfɔːm] vt → transformer

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transform [trænsˈfɔːm] vt → umwandeln

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transform [trænsˈfɔːm] vt → trasformare