transform

Verb

1. (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
2. (transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
3. (transitive) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
4. (transitive) To subject to the action of a transformer.
5. (transitive) To subject (a cell) to transformation.
6. (intransitive) To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.

Noun

1. An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
2. (broadly) A function so produced.
3. A transform fault.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹænsˈfɔːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: transformen

In summary

From Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, transformare, from trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”).

Synonyms

change

alter

convert

transmute

modify

transfigure

vary

metamorphose

remodel

turn

transubstantiate

change into

become

turn into

amend

shift

reduce

disguise

mutate

recast

translate

embody

transformation

reorganize

remould

revolutionize

incarnate

improve

personate

redo

adjust

diversify

transition

diverge

transfer

be reduced

reconstruct

influence

remake

rework

impersonate

rearrange

form

process

rebuild

correct

overhaul

exchange

evolve

permute