Definition of transform Transform

/tɹænsfɔˈɹm/ - [transform] - trans•form

We found 19 definitions of transform from 6 different sources.

What does transform mean?

WordNet

Verb transforms, transforming, transformed
transform - 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"
		transmute, transubstantiate
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		transubstantiate change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ
		sorcerise, sorcerize transform or change by means of sorcery
		stalinise, stalinize transform in accordance with Stalin's policies; "Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death"
		destalinise, destalinize counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism; "Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's"
		work on, process, work subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
transform - change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
		transmute, metamorphose
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
		aurify turn golden
		become, turn enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
transform - increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
transform - change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms
transform - convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to light"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
transform - subject to a mathematical transformation
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
transform - change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"
		translate
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		metricise, metricize convert from a non-metric to the metric system
		diagonalise, diagonalize transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix

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Wiktionary

transform (Noun)
The result of a transformation.
transform (Verb)
To change greatly the appearance or form of.
transform (Verb)
To change the nature, condition or function of.
transform (Verb)
To undergo a transformation.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

transform (v. t.)
To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.
transform (v. t.)
To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
transform (v. t.)
To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.
transform (v. t.)
To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.
transform (v. i.)
To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

transform
To change greatly the appearance or form of something or someone.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

transform
trans-form′, v.t. to change the shape of: to change into another substance: to change the disposition.—v.i. to be changed in form or substance.—adj. Transfor′mable.—ns. Transformā′tion, change of form or substance, metamorphosis: the change of one metal into another: (path.) any morbid change in a part; Transformā′tion-scene, any scene on the stage which changes in presence of the audience.—adj. Transfor′mative.—ns. Transfor′mātor, Transfor′mer.—p.adj. Transfor′ming, effecting, or able to effect, a change of form or state.—ns. Transfor′mism, the theory of the development of one species from another; Transfor′mist.—adj. Transformis′tic