Dictionary Definition
transform
Verb
1 subject to a mathematical transformation
2 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" [syn: transmute, transubstantiate]
3 change in outward structure or looks; "He
transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an
ugly beetle" [syn: transmute, metamorphose]
4 change from one form or medium into another;
"Braque translated collage into oil" [syn: translate]
5 convert (one form of energy) to another;
"transform energy to light"
6 change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically
distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the
same or closely related species
7 increase or decrease (an alternating current or
voltage)
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From transformer.Pronunciation
- Verb:
- (UK): or , (US):
- (UK): /trænzˈfɔːm/ or /trɑːnzˈfɔːm/
- (UK): /tr
Extensive Definition
Transform may refer to:
- Transformation (genetics)
- Transformation (geometry)
- Transform (mathematics)
- Transform (album) by Powerman 5000
- Transform (Rebecca St. James album)
- XSL Transformations (computing) for XML conversion
Related topics
- Transformer — a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling
- Transformers (toy line) — a long-running Hasbro/Takara toy line
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
acculturate, advance, alter, ameliorate, amend, assimilate to, become, better, boost, bring forward, bring to,
change, change into,
change over, civilize,
commute, convert, denature, do over, edify, educate, elevate, emend, enhance, enlighten, enrich, fatten, favor, forward, foster, go straight, improve, improve upon, lard, lift, make, make an improvement, make
over, meliorate,
mend, metabolize, metamorphose, modify, mutate, naturalize, nurture, permute, promote, raise, reconvert, reduce to, refine
upon, reform, render, resolve into, reverse, shift, socialize, straighten out,
switch, switch over,
transfer, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate, turn
back, turn into, upgrade, uplift