vi to be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.
2. transform ·vt to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.
3. transform ·vt to change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.
4. transform ·vt to change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
5. transform ·vt to change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.