Transform
Pronunciation
- Verb:
- UK enPR: trănzfôm'; IPA: /trænzˈfÉ”Ëm/, /trÉ‘ËnzˈfÉ”Ëm/
- US enPR: trănzfôrm'
- Noun:
- UK enPR: trănz'fôm; IPA: /ˈtrænzfÉ”Ëm/, /ˈtrÉ‘ËnzfÉ”Ëm/
- US enPR: trănz'fôrm
Origin
From Old French transformer, from Latin trans ("across", preposition.) + forma ("form").
Full definition of transform
Verb
- (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
- ShakespeareLove may transform me to an oyster.
- 2012, w, Well-connected Brains, Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, ….
- (transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
- Bible, Romans xii. 2Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
- (transitive, mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
- (transitive, electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.
- (transitive, genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.
- (intransitive) To undergo a transformation.