transform

[transĀ·form]

When you transform you change from one thing or state to another. Picture a transformer that changes from a robot to a car. Simple, right?

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To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.

Verb
change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"

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increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)

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change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species

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convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to light"

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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"

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change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"

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subject to a mathematical transformation


v. t.
To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.

v. t.
To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.

v. t.
To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.

v. t.
To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.

v. i.
To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.


Transform

Trans*form" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transformed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Transforming.] [L. transformare, transformatum; trans across, over + formare to from: cf. F. transformer. See Form, v. t.] 1. To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.
Love may transform me to an oyster.
2. To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold. 3. To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.
Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
4. (Math.) To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.

Transform

Trans*form", v. i. To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. [R.]
His hair transforms to down.

To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.

To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.

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Usage Examples

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.

It's art that pushes against psychological and social expectations, that tries to transform decay into something generative, that is replicative in a baroque way, that isn't about progress, and wants to - as Walt Whitman put it - 'contain multitudes.'

I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than.

Even if I know I shall never change the masses, never transform anything permanent, all I ask is that the good things also have their place, their refuge.

All non-incumbent campaigns promise hope and change, but Obama took the promise to a new level of absurdity. He suggested that a vote for him would literally transform the Earth.

Don't Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

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Other Usage Examples

I'm nutty for nutrition. I've become one of those people who can't stop talking about the connection between food and health. Now that I know how much changing what you eat can transform your life, I can't stop proselytizing.

I don't want to transform America. I want to restore to America the economic values of freedom and opportunity and limited government that has made us the powerhouse of the world.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more.

Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.

I didn't become leader to transform the Liberal Democrats into an enlarged form of the Electoral Reform Society. It's not the be all and end all for us. There are other very, very key ambitions in politics, not least social mobility and life chances, that I care about as passionately if not more.

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

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