Transform meaning

What does “transform” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“transform” is a verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: subject to a mathematical transformation.

transform

subject to a mathematical transformation
change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
“This experience transformed her completely”
“She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture”
Synonymstransmute transubstantiate
change in outward structure or looks
“He transformed into a monster”
“The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle”
Synonymstransmute metamorphose
change from one form or medium into another
“Braque translated collage into oil”
Synonymstranslate
convert (one form of energy) to another
“transform energy to light”
change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University