transform

Transform is defined as to change something into something else.

(verb)

See transform in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to change the form or outward appearance of
to change the condition, nature, or function of; convert
to change the personality or character of
Elec. to change (a voltage or current value) by use of a transformer
Linguis. to change by means of a syntactic transformational rule
Math. to change (an algebraic expression or equation) to a different form having the same value
Physics to change (one form of energy) into another

Origin: ME transformen < L transformare < trans-, trans- + formare, to form < forma, form

intransitive verb

to become transformed

noun

Math. the process or result of a mathematical transformation

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See transform in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb trans·formed, trans·form·ing, trans·forms

verb, transitive

To change markedly the appearance or form of: “A thick, fibrous fog had transformed the trees into ghosts and the streetlights into soft, haloed moons” (David Michael Kaplan).
To change the nature, function, or condition of; convert. See Synonyms at convert.
Mathematics To subject to a transformation.
Electricity To subject to the action of a transformer.
Genetics To subject (a cell) to transformation.

verb, intransitive

To undergo a transformation.

noun (trănsˈfôrmˌ)

The result, especially a mathematical quantity or linguistic construction, of a transformation.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English transformen

Origin: , from Old French transformer

Origin: , from Latin trānsfōrmāre

Origin: : trāns-, trans-

Origin: + fōrma, form

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