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transform

[trans-fawrm, trans-fawrm]

verb (used with object)

  1. to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.

    Synonyms:
  2. to change in condition, nature, or character; convert.

  3. to change into another substance; transmute.

  4. Electricity.

    1. to increase or decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of an alternating-current circuit), as by means of a transformer.

    2. to decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of a direct-current circuit), as by means of a transformer.

  5. Mathematics.to change the form of (a figure, expression, etc.) without in general changing the value.

  6. Physics.to change into another form of energy.



verb (used without object)

  1. to undergo a change in form, appearance, or character; become transformed.

noun

  1. Mathematics.

    1. a mathematical quantity obtained from a given quantity by an algebraic, geometric, or functional transformation.

    2. the transformation itself.

  2. the result of a transformation.

  3. a transformation.

  4. Logic.transformation.

  5. Linguistics.a structure derived by a transformation.

transform

verb

  1. to alter or be altered radically in form, function, etc

  2. (tr) to convert (one form of energy) to another form

  3. (tr) maths to change the form of (an equation, expression, etc) by a mathematical transformation

  4. (tr) to increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) using a transformer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. maths the result of a mathematical transformation, esp (of a matrix or an element of a group) another related to the given one by B = X –1 AX for some appropriate X

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • transformable adjective
  • transformative adjective
  • intertransformable adjective
  • nontransforming adjective
  • retransform verb (used with object)
  • self-transformed adjective
  • untransformable adjective
  • untransformed adjective
  • untransforming adjective
  • ٰԲˈڴǰ adjective
  • ٰԲˈڴǰپ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of transform1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English transformen, from Latin ٰԲō “to change in shape”; trans-, form
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Word History and Origins

Origin of transform1

C14: from Latin ٰԲڴǰ , from trans- + ڴǰ to form
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Synonym Study

Transform , convert mean to change one thing into another. Transform suggests changing from one form, appearance, structure, or type to another: to transform soybeans into oil and meal by pressure. Convert suggests so changing the characteristics as to change the use or purpose: to convert a barn into a house.
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It’s interesting how a humble squash taps into such rich emotional territory: shame, excess, disgust and the pressure to transform glut into value.

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Although he has gained popularity among some Iranians, it's not clear whether that could quickly transform into a force for regime change.

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He focused on transforming institutions by changing election laws, allowing him to create legislative supermajorities while winning a mere plurality of the vote.

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Shelagh McKinlay, from the charity Myeloma UK, said the approval would "transform the lives of thousands" and it was "fantastic to see the UK at the forefront of myeloma treatment".

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“We’re transforming two vacant retail spaces, a former Best Buy and Bed Bath & Beyond, into one big food destination.”

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