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trans·form

(trăns-fôrm′)

v. trans·formed, trans·form·ing, trans·forms

v.tr.

1. To change markedly the appearance or form of: "A thick, fibrous fog had transformed the trees into ghosts and the streetlights into soft, haloed moons" (David Michael Kaplan).

2. To change the nature, function, or condition of; convert: A steam engine transforms heat into mechanical energy. See Synonyms at convert.

3. Mathematics To subject to a transformation.

4. Electricity To subject to the action of a transformer.

5. Genetics To subject (a cell) to transformation.

v.intr.

To undergo a transformation.

n. (trăns′fôrm′)

The result, especially a mathematical quantity or linguistic construction, of a transformation.

[Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin trānsfōrmāre : trāns-, trans- + fōrma, form.]

trans·form′a·ble adj.

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transform

1. to alter or be altered radically in form, function, etc

2. (General Physics) (tr) to convert (one form of energy) to another form

3. (Mathematics) (tr) maths to change the form of (an equation, expression, etc) by a mathematical transformation

4. (Electronics) (tr) to increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) using a transformer

(Mathematics) maths the result of a mathematical transformation, esp (of a matrix or an element of a group) another related to the given one by B=X^–1AX for some appropriate X

[C14: from Latin transformāre, from trans- + formāre to form]

transˈformable adj

transˈformative adj

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trans•form

(v. trænsˈfɔrm; n. ˈtræns fɔrm)

v.t.

1. to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.

2. to change in condition, nature, or character; convert.

3. to change into another substance.

4. to alter (voltage and current) by means of an electrical transformer.

5. Math. to change the form of (a figure, expression, etc.) without in general changing the value.

v.i.

6. to undergo a change in form, appearance, or character.

a. a mathematical quantity obtained from a given quantity by an algebraic, geometric, or functional transformation.

b. the transformation itself.

8. Logic. transformation (def. 4).

9. a linguistic structure derived by a transformation.

[1300–50; Middle English < Latin trānsfōrmāre to change in shape. See trans-, form]

trans•form′a•ble, adj.

trans•form′a•tive, adj.

syn: transform, convert mean to change one thing into another. transform means to radically change the outward form or inner character: a frog transformed into a prince; delinquents transformed into responsible citizens. convert usually means to modify or adapt so as to serve a new or different use or function: to convert a barn into a house.

transform

Past participle: transformed
Gerund: transforming

Imperative
transform
transform

Present
I transform
you transform
he/she/it transforms
we transform
you transform
they transform

Preterite
I transformed
you transformed
he/she/it transformed
we transformed
you transformed
they transformed

Present Continuous
I am transforming
you are transforming
he/she/it is transforming
we are transforming
you are transforming
they are transforming

Present Perfect
I have transformed
you have transformed
he/she/it has transformed
we have transformed
you have transformed
they have transformed

Past Continuous
I was transforming
you were transforming
he/she/it was transforming
we were transforming
you were transforming
they were transforming

Past Perfect
I had transformed
you had transformed
he/she/it had transformed
we had transformed
you had transformed
they had transformed

Future
I will transform
you will transform
he/she/it will transform
we will transform
you will transform
they will transform

Future Perfect
I will have transformed
you will have transformed
he/she/it will have transformed
we will have transformed
you will have transformed
they will have transformed

Future Continuous
I will be transforming
you will be transforming
he/she/it will be transforming
we will be transforming
you will be transforming
they will be transforming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been transforming
you have been transforming
he/she/it has been transforming
we have been transforming
you have been transforming
they have been transforming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been transforming
you will have been transforming
he/she/it will have been transforming
we will have been transforming
you will have been transforming
they will have been transforming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been transforming
you had been transforming
he/she/it had been transforming
we had been transforming
you had been transforming
they had been transforming

Conditional
I would transform
you would transform
he/she/it would transform
we would transform
you would transform
they would transform

Past Conditional
I would have transformed
you would have transformed
he/she/it would have transformed
we would have transformed
you would have transformed
they would have transformed

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Verb	1.	transform - subject to a mathematical transformation alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	transform - 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" transmute, transubstantiate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" transubstantiate - change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ sorcerise, sorcerize - transform or change by means of sorcery stalinise, stalinize - transform in accordance with Stalin's policies; "Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death" destalinise, destalinize - counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism; "Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's" work on, work, process - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
	3.	transform - change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" transmute, metamorphose change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" aurify - transform into gold become, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
	4.	transform - change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil" translate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" metricise, metricize - express in the metric system diagonalise, diagonalize - transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
	5.	transform - convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to light" natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	6.	transform - change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	7.	transform - increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

transform

verb

1. change, convert, alter, translate, reconstruct, metamorphose, transmute, renew, transmogrify (jocular) the speed at which your body transforms food into energy

2. make over, overhaul, revamp, remake, renovate, remodel, revolutionize, redo, transfigure, restyle A cheap table can be transformed by an attractive cover.

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transform

verb

1. To change into a different form, substance, or state:

convert, metamorphose, mutate, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate.

2. To bring about a radical change in:

metamorphose, revolutionize.

Translations

يُحَوِّلُيُحَوِّل شَكْل

přeměnitpřetvořit

omdanneforvandle

transformieren umspannen umwandeln verarbeiten verwandeln

μεταμορφώνω μετασχηματίζω

transformar

muuttua

transformer

promijeniti

gerbreyta

trasformare alterare commutare convertire

変容させる

변형시키다

transformatorius

pārveidotpārvērst

transformeren

forandre helt forvandle

przekształcić

transformar

трансформировать

spremeniti

förvandla

ทำให้เปลี่ยนแปลง

değiştirmek dönüştürmek

biến đổi

改变改造转换

transform

[trænsˈfɔːm] VT → transformar (into en)

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transform

[trænsˈfɔː^rm] vt → transformer
to transform sb/sth into sb/sth → transformer qn/qch en qn/qch

transform

vt → umwandeln, umformen, umgestalten (into zu); ideas, views → (von Grund auf) verändern; person, life, country, caterpillar → verwandeln; (Phys) → umwandeln, verwandeln (→ into in +acc); (Elec) → (um)wandeln, umformen (→ into in +acc), → transformieren (→ into in +acc); the old house was transformed into three luxury apartments → das alte Haus wurde in drei Luxuswohnungen umgebaut; when she came out of the hairdresser’s she was transformed → als sie aus dem Friseursalon kam, sah sie wie umgewandelt aus; a coat of paint transformed the dull old room → ein Anstrich ließ den langweiligen alten Raum in neuem Glanz erstrahlen

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transform

[trænsˈfɔːm] vt → trasformare

transform

(trӕnsˈfoːm) verb

to change the appearance or nature of completely. He transformed the old kitchen into a beautiful sitting-room; His marriage has transformed him.

ˌtransforˈmation noun

1. the act of transforming or process of being transformed. the transformation of water into ice.

2. a change. The event caused a transformation in her character.

transˈformer noun

an apparatus for changing electrical energy from one voltage to another.

transform

→ يُحَوِّلُ přetvořit omdanne umwandeln μεταμορφώνω transformar muuttua transformer promijeniti trasformare 変容させる 변형시키다 transformeren forvandle przekształcić transformar трансформировать förvandla ทำให้เปลี่ยนแปลง dönüştürmek biến đổi 转换

trans·form

v. transformar, cambiar la apariencia, carácter o estructura.

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The selfish misconception that induces you to transform into eternal laws of nature and of reason, the social forms springing from your present mode of production and form of property-historical relations that rise and disappear in the progress of production -- this misconception you share with every ruling class that has preceded you.

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She hoped that this interview would transform her position, and save her.

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They had financed their company in a most honest and simple way; and they were desperately opposed to the financial banditti whose purpose was to transform the telephone business into a cheat and a gamble.

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Venus consented to her request and transformed her into a beautiful damsel, so that the youth saw her and loved her, and took her home as his bride.

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And thou, highest perfection of excellence that can be desired, utmost limit of grace in human shape, sole relief of this afflicted heart that adores thee, though the malign enchanter that persecutes me has brought clouds and cataracts on my eyes, and to them, and them only, transformed thy unparagoned beauty and changed thy features into those of a poor peasant girl, if so be he has not at the same time changed mine into those of some monster to render them loathsome in thy sight, refuse not to look upon me with tenderness and love; seeing in this submission that I make on my knees to thy transformed beauty the humility with which my soul adores thee."

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"Were I worthy to be quit of it, it would fall away of its own nature, or be transformed into something that should speak a different purport.

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At eight o'clock a steward entered the car and announced that the time for going to bed had arrived; and in a few minutes the car was transformed into a dormitory.

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So, by uttering a few potent words and making a peculiar gesture, she quickly transformed the girl into her proper shape, while at the same time old Mombi, far away in Jinjur's palace, suddenly resumed her own crooked form and evil features.

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As a young man I was an evident failure, and so, having made the countersign, I was speedily transformed to my old self; and I must say that it was a most comfortable feeling, something like getting back again into an old coat or an old pair of shoes.

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She promptly shut it up in a cage, and, touching the Prince with her wand, transformed him into an exactly similar parrot; after which, she instructed him how to reach the Princess.

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Lady Arabella looked like a soulless, pitiless being, not human, unless it revived old legends of transformed human beings who had lost their humanity in some transformation or in the sweep of natural savagery.

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The Good Witch of the North amused the people by transforming ten stones into ten birds, the ten birds into ten lambs, and the ten lambs into ten little girls, who gave a pretty dance and were then transformed into ten stones again, just as they were in the beginning.