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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRANSFORM', v.t. [L. trans and forma.]
1. To change the form of; to change the shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as a caterpillar transformed into a butterfly.
2. To change one substance into another; to transmute. The alchimists sought to transform lead into gold.
3. In theology, to change the natural disposition and temper of man from a state of enmity to God and his law, into the image of God, or into a disposition and temper conformed to the will of God.
Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12.
4. To change the elements, bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ.
5. Among the mystics, to change the contemplative soul into a divine substance, by which it is lost or swallowed up in the divine nature.
6. In algebra, to change an equation into another of a different form, but of equal value.
TRANSFORM', v.i. To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.
His hair transforms to down.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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)

Merriam Webster's

I. 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 • transformable adjective • transformative 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. 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”>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, outward appearance, character, etc., of. b intr. (often foll. by into, to) undergo such a change. 2 tr. Electr. change the voltage etc. of (a current). 3 tr. Math. change (a mathematical entity) by transformation. --n. Math. & Linguistics the product of a transformation. Derivatives: transformable adj. transformative adj. Etymology: ME f. OF transformer or L transformare (as TRANS-, FORM)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Love may transform me to an oyster. --Shak. 2. To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold. 3. To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert. Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. --Rom. xii. 2. 4. (Math.) To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Transform Trans*form", v. i. To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. [R.] His hair transforms to down. --Addison.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(transforms, transforming, transformed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. To transform something into something else means to change or convert it into that thing. Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy... Delegates also discussed transforming them from a guerrilla force into a regular army. VERB: V n into n, V n from n into n, also V n • transformation (transformations) Norah made plans for the transformation of an attic room into a study... Chemical transformations occur. N-VAR: usu with supp 2. To transform something or someone means to change them completely and suddenly so that they are much better or more attractive. The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area... He said she had transformed him from a hard-drinking womaniser into a devoted husband and father. VERB: V n, V n from n into n, also V n into n • transformation In the last five years he's undergone a personal transformation. N-VAR: usu with supp

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

trans-form' (Ro 12:2; the Revised Version (British and American) 2Co 3:18 for metamorphoomai, and the King James Version 2Co 11:13,14,15 for metaschematizo, the Revised Version (British and American) "fashion"): The commentaries often explain the former word as connoting a change of nature, while the latter refers only to the appearance, but this distinction is probably fanciful.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Transfigure, metamorphose, change the form of. 2. Transmute, change into another substance, convert. 3. Change, change the nature of, convert. 4. Transubstantiate (Rom. Cath. Church).

Moby Thesaurus

acculturate, advance, alter, ameliorate, amend, assimilate to, become, better, boost, bring forward, bring to, change, change into, change over, civilize, commute, convert, denature, do over, edify, educate, elevate, emend, enhance, enlighten, enrich, fatten, favor, forward, foster, go straight, improve, improve upon, lard, lift, make, make an improvement, make over, meliorate, mend, metabolize, metamorphose, modify, mutate, naturalize, nurture, permute, promote, raise, reconvert, reduce to, refine upon, reform, render, resolve into, reverse, shift, socialize, straighten out, switch, switch over, transfer, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate, turn back, turn into, upgrade, uplift