transform

[v. trans-fawrm; n. trans-fawrm] /v. trænsˈfɔrm; n. ˈtræns fɔrm/
verb (used with object)
1.
to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
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)
7.
to undergo a change in form, appearance, or character; become transformed.
noun
8.
Mathematics.
  1. a mathematical quantity obtained from a given quantity by an algebraic, geometric, or functional transformation.
  2. the transformation itself.
9.
the result of a transformation.
10.
a transformation.
11.
Logic. transformation (def 5).
12.
Linguistics. a structure derived by a transformation.
Origin
1300-50; Middle English transformen < Latin trānsfōrmāre to change in shape. See trans-, form
Related forms
transformable, adjective
transformative, adjective
intertransformable, adjective
nontransforming, adjective
retransform, verb (used with object)
self-transformed, adjective
untransformable, adjective
untransformative, adjective
untransformed, adjective
untransforming, adjective
Synonyms
1. transfigure. T ransform , convert mean to change one thing into another. T ransform suggests changing from one form, appearance, structure, or type to another: to transform soybeans into oil and meal by pressure. C onvert suggests so changing the characteristics as to change the use or purpose: to convert a barn into a house.
Examples from the web for transform
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  • One of the dreams of biomedical scientists is to be able to transform adult cells into other kinds of cells.
British Dictionary definitions for transform

transform

verb (trænsˈfɔːm)
1.
to alter or be altered radically in form, function, etc
2.
(transitive) to convert (one form of energy) to another form
3.
(transitive) (maths) to change the form of (an equation, expression, etc) by a mathematical transformation
4.
(transitive) to increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) using a transformer
noun (ˈtrænsˌfɔːm)
5.
(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–1AX for some appropriate X
Derived Forms
transformable, adjective
transformative, adjective
Word Origin
C14: from Latin transformāre, from trans- + formāre to form
Word Origin and History for transform
v.

mid-14c., from Old French transformer, from Latin transformare "change the shape or form of," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + formare "to form" (see form (v.)). Related: Transformed; transforming.