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transform - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'transform' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Transform [ v. i.]
- To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.
2 . Transform [ v. t.]
- To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.
- To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
- To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.
- To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.

Meaning of 'transform' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . transform [ v]
Meaning (1):
- change from one form or medium into another
Example in sentence:
  • Braque translated collage into oil
Meaning (2):
- change in outward structure or looks
Example in sentence:
  • He transformed into a monster;
  • The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle
Meaning (3):
- change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
Example in sentence:
  • She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture;
  • This experience transformed her completely;
  • transubstantiate one element into another
Meaning (4):
- convert (one form of energy) to another
Example in sentence:
  • transform energy to light