transform meaning and definition

TRANSFORM verb

Definition of transform (verb)

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"
   • synonyms: transmute, transubstantiate
3. change in outward structure or looks
   • "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
   • synonyms: metamorphose, transmute
4. change from one form or medium into another
   • "Braque translated collage into oil"
   • synonyms: translate
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)