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transform

verbnouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//tɹænsˈfɔːm//
  • United Kingdom//tɹɑːnsˈfɔːm//
  • United States//tɹænsˈfɔɹm//

To change greatly the appearance or form of.

verb

  1. 1

    To change greatly the appearance or form of.

    The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.

    Love may transform me to an oyster.

    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, […].

    Among its findings, the report says: "In recent years we have seen more stations transformed from run-down Victorian hulks, or spartan bus-sheltered platforms, into places that people can take pride in, feel comfortable in using, and which are fulfilling more of their wider potential.

  2. 2

    To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.

    Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.

  3. 3

    To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.

  4. 4

    To subject to the action of a transformer.

  5. 5

    To subject (a cell) to transformation.

  6. 6

    To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin transformo Old French transformer Middle French transfourmerbor. Middle English transformen English transform From Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, transformare, from trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”).

noun

  1. 1

    An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.

  2. 2

    A function so produced.

  3. 3

    A transform fault.

Forms

plural
transforms
past tense
transformed
past participle
transformed
present participle
transforming
third person singular
transforms
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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