Transform
//tɹænsˈfɔɹm// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
- 2 A function so produced. broadly
- 3 A transform fault.
Verb
- 1 To change greatly the appearance or form of. transitive
"The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold."
- 2 change in outward structure or looks wordnet
- 3 To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert. transitive
"Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind."
- 4 increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) wordnet
- 5 To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value. transitive
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- 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 wordnet
- 7 To subject to the action of a transformer. transitive
- 8 convert (one form of energy) to another wordnet
- 9 To subject (a cell) to transformation. transitive
- 10 change or alter in form, appearance, or nature wordnet
- 11 To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character. intransitive
- 12 change from one form or medium into another wordnet
- 13 subject to a mathematical transformation wordnet
Example
More examples"Most schools were designed not to transform society, but to reproduce it."
Etymology
From Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, transformare, from trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”).
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