[syn: translate, transform]
5. convert (one form of energy) to another;
- Example: "transform energy to light"
6. change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species;
7. increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Transform \Trans*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transformed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Transforming.] [L. transformare,
transformatum; trans across, over + formare to from: cf. F.
transformer. See Form, v. t.]
1. To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance;
to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately
transformed into a butterfly.
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Love may transform me to an oyster. --Shak.
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2. To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the
alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
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3. To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the
like; to convert.
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Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
--Rom. xii. 2.
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4. (Math.) To change, as an algebraic expression or
geometrical figure, into another from without altering its
value.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Transform \Trans*form"\, v. i.
To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. [R.]
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His hair transforms to down. --Addison.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
transform
v 1: subject to a mathematical transformation
2: 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" [syn: transform, transmute,
transubstantiate]
3: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a
monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
[syn: transform, transmute, metamorphose]
4: change from one form or medium into another; "Braque
translated collage into oil" [syn: translate, transform]
5: convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to
light"
6: change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by
the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or
closely related species
7: increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)