Dictionary

transform

Pronunciation

Verb:
- (British) enPR trănzfômʹ; IPA: /tɹænzˈfɔːm/, /tɹɑːnzˈfɔːm/
- (America) enPR: trănzfôrmʹ; IPA: /tɹænzˈfɔɹm/
Noun:
- (British) enPR trănzʹfôm; IPA: /ˈtɹænzfɔːm/, /ˈtɹɑːnzfɔːm/
- (America) enPR: trănzʹfôrm; IPA: /ˈtɹænzfɔɹm/

Verb

transform (transforms, present participle transforming; past and past participle transformed)

(transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
- RQ
(transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Romans 12:2 ↗:
  Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
(transitive, mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
(transitive, electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.
(transitive, genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.
(intransitive) To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.

Synonyms

(change greatly the appearance or form of) alter, change, convert, make over, transmogrify
(change the nature) alter, change
(undergo a transformation) alter, change