TRANSFORM


Meaning of TRANSFORM in English

I. tran(t)s-ˈfȯrm verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French transformer, from Latin transformare, from trans- + formare to form, from forma form

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to change in composition or structure

b. : to change the outward form or appearance of

c. : to change in character or condition : convert

2. : to subject to mathematical transformation

3. : to cause (a cell) to undergo genetic transformation

intransitive verb

: to become transformed : change

• trans·form·able -ˈfȯr-mə-bəl adjective

• trans·for·ma·tive -ˈfȯr-mə-tiv adjective

Synonyms:

transform , metamorphose , transmute , convert , transmogrify , transfigure mean to change a thing into a different thing. transform implies a major change in form, nature, or function

transformed a small company into a corporate giant

metamorphose suggests an abrupt or startling change induced by or as if by magic or a supernatural power

awkward girls metamorphosed into graceful ballerinas

transmute implies transforming into a higher element or thing

attempted to transmute lead into gold

convert implies a change fitting something for a new or different use or function

converted the study into a nursery

transmogrify suggests a strange or preposterous metamorphosis

a story in which a frog is transmogrified into a prince

transfigure implies a change that exalts or glorifies

joy transfigured her face

II. ˈtran(t)s-ˌfȯrm noun

Date: 1853

1. : a mathematical element obtained from another by transformation

2. : transformation 3a(1), (2)

3. : a linguistic structure (as a sentence) produced by means of a transformation

“the duckling is killed by the farmer” is a transform of “the farmer kills the duckling”

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.