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Webster 1913 Edition
Transform
Trans-form′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Transformed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Transforming
.] [L. ]
transformare
, transformatum
; trans
across, over + formare
to from: cf. F. transformer
. See Form
, Verb.
T.
1.
To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose;
as, a caterpillar is ultimately
. transformed
into a butterflyLove may
transform
me to an oyster. Shakespeare
2.
To change into another substance; to transmute;
as, the alchemists sought to
. transform
lead into gold3.
To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.
Be ye
transformed
by the renewing of your mind. Rom. xii. 2.
4.
(Math.)
To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.
Trans-form′
,Verb.
I.
To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.
[R.]
His hair
transforms
to down. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Transform
TRANSFORM'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To change the form of; to change the shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as a caterpillar transformed into a butterfly.2.
To change one substance into another; to transmute. The alchimists sought to transform lead into gold.3.
In theology, to change the natural disposition and temper of man from a state of enmity to God and his law, into the image of God, or into a disposition and temper conformed to the will of God. Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Rom. 12.
4.
To change the elements, bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ.5.
Among the mystics, to change the contemplative soul into a divine substance, by which it is lost or swallowed up in the divine nature.6.
In algebra, to change an equation into another of a different form, but of equal value.TRANSFORM'
,Verb.
I.
His hair transforms to down.
Definition 2024
transform
transform
English
Verb
transform (third-person singular simple present transforms, present participle transforming, simple past and past participle transformed)
- (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
- The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
- Shakespeare
- Love may transform me to an oyster.
- 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 171:
- Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, […].
- (transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
- Bible, Romans xii. 2
- Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
- Bible, Romans xii. 2
- (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.
Synonyms
- (change greatly the appearance or form of): alter, change, convert, make over, transmogrify
- (change the nature, condition or function of): alter, change
- (undergo a transformation): alter, change
Translations
change greatly the appearance or form of
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change the nature, condition or function of
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in mathematics: subject to a transformation
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in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
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in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
undergo a transformation
Noun
transform (plural transforms)
- (mathematics) the result of a transformation
Derived terms
Translations
in mathematics
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Related terms
- transformable
- transformance
- transformant
- transformate
- transformation
- transformational
- transformative
- transformed
- transformer
- transforming
- transformism
- transformist
- transformity
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ transˈform ]
Verb
transform
- first-person singular present tense form of transforma.
- first-person singular subjunctive form of transforma.