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transform

[ verb trans-fawrm; noun trans-fawrm ]

verb (used with object)

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

    Synonyms:

  2. to change in condition, nature, or character; convert.
  3. to change into another substance; transmute.
  4. Electricity.
    1. to increase or decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of an alternating-current circuit), as by means of a transformer.
    2. to decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of a direct-current circuit), as by means of a transformer.
  5. Mathematics. to change the form of (a figure, expression, etc.) without in general changing the value.
  6. Physics. to change into another form of energy.


verb (used without object)

  1. to undergo a change in form, appearance, or character; become transformed.

noun

  1. Mathematics.
    1. a mathematical quantity obtained from a given quantity by an algebraic, geometric, or functional transformation.
    2. the transformation itself.
  2. the result of a transformation.
  3. a transformation.
  4. Linguistics. a structure derived by a transformation.

transform

verb

  1. to alter or be altered radically in form, function, etc
  2. tr to convert (one form of energy) to another form
  3. tr maths to change the form of (an equation, expression, etc) by a mathematical transformation
  4. tr to increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) using a transformer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ٰԲˈڴǰ, adjective
  • ٰԲˈڴǰپ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ٰԲ·ڴǰ·· adjective
  • ٰԲ·ڴǰ··پ adjective
  • in·ter·ٰԲ·ڴǰ·· adjective
  • ԴDz·ٰԲ·ڴǰ·Բ adjective
  • ·ٰԲ·ڴǰ verb (used with object)
  • -ٰԲ·ڴǰ adjective
  • un·ٰԲ·ڴǰ·· adjective
  • ܲ·ٰԲ·ڴǰ adjective
  • ܲ·ٰԲ·ڴǰ·Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of transform1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English transformen, from Latin ٰԲō “to change in shape”; trans-, form
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Word History and Origins

Origin of transform1

C14: from Latin ٰԲڴǰ , from trans- + ڴǰ to form
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Synonym Study

Transform , convert mean to change one thing into another. Transform suggests changing from one form, appearance, structure, or type to another: to transform soybeans into oil and meal by pressure. Convert suggests so changing the characteristics as to change the use or purpose: to convert a barn into a house.
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Example Sentences

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The only way you get transformative research is by having something to transform in the first place.

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It’s an engaging chronicle of the academic breakthroughs that transformed investing from guesswork and gut feelings into a more scientific endeavor.

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In that gesture, he transformed disappointment with purpose.

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He will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body.

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To some this is considered a back door way of transforming the landmark Curriculum for Excellence without actually admitting it did not achieve what was intended.

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