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transformverb
To change is distinctively to make a thing other than it has been, in some respect at least; to exchange to put or take something else in its place; to alter is ordinarily to change partially, to make different in one or more particulars. To exchange is often to transfer ownership; as, to exchange city for country property. Change is often used in the sense of exchange; as, to change horses. To transmute is to change the qualities while the substance remains the same; as, to transmute the baser metals into gold. To transform is to change form or appearance, with or without deeper and more essential change; it is less absolute than transmute, tho sometimes used for that word, and is often used in a spiritual sense as transmute could not be; «Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,» Rom. xii, 2. Transfigure is, as in its Scriptural use, to change in an exalted and glorious spiritual way; «Jesus … was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light,» Matt. xvii, 1, 2. To metamorphose is to make some remarkable change, ordinarily in external qualities, but often in structure, use, or chemical constitution, as of a caterpillar into a butterfly, of the stamens of a plant into petals, or of the crystalline structure of rocks, hence called «metamorphic rocks,» as when a limestone is metamorphosed into a marble. To vary is to change from time to time, often capriciously. To commute is to put something easier, lighter, milder, or in some way more favorable in place of that which is commuted; as, to commute capital punishment to imprisonment for life; to commute daily fares on a railway to a monthly payment. To convert (Latin con, with, and verto, turn) is to primarily turn about, and signifies to change in form, character, use, etc., through a wide range of relations; iron is converted into steel, joy into grief, a sinner into a saint. To turn is a popular word for change in any sense short of the meaning of exchange, being often equivalent to alter, convert, transform, transmute, etc. We modify or qualify a statement which might seem too strong; we modify it by some limitation, qualify it by some addition.
Synonyms:
alter, change, change, commute, convert, diversify, exchange, metamorphose, modify, qualify, shift, substitute, transfigure, transmute, turn, vary, veerAntonyms:
abide, bide, continue, endure, hold, keep, persist, remain, retain, stayPreposition:
To change a home toilet for a street dress; to change from a caterpillar to or into a butterfly; to change clothes with a beggar.
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transformverb
subject to a mathematical transformation
Synonyms:
transubstantiate, transmute, metamorphose, translate -
transform, transmute, transubstantiateverb
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:
transubstantiate, transmute, metamorphose, translate -
transform, transmute, metamorphoseverb
change in outward structure or looks
«He transformed into a monster»; «The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle»
Synonyms:
transubstantiate, transmogrify, transmute, metamorphose, transfigure, translate -
translate, transformverb
change from one form or medium into another
«Braque translated collage into oil»
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metamorphose, translate, transubstantiate, transmute, understand, render, read, interpret -
transformverb
convert (one form of energy) to another
«transform energy to light»
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transubstantiate, transmute, metamorphose, translate -
transformverb
change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
Synonyms:
transubstantiate, transmute, metamorphose, translate -
transformverb
increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
Synonyms:
transubstantiate, transmute, metamorphose, translate
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List of paraphrases for «transform»:
transforming, convert, turn, transformation, transforms, translate, turning, change, processing, conversion, make, transformación
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Charles De Gaulle:
Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. … We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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Dennis Nally:
You’ve got the second largest economy in the world that until now has seen very, very good growth rates when many others were really struggling, and now we are seeing a real slowdown, there are big concerns with regard to currency and the stock market, and there are real questions about what this means for China’s ability to transform its economy.
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Anandnad Saraswati:
It is a confluence of all Naga sadhus at the meeting point of these holy rivers, they meet each other, they interact with each other and they meditate and pray here at the holy confluence. They give their message to the people and they transform people.
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Rajeev Talwar:
Even though some clauses are heavily stacked against the builders, we believe that this bill has the potential to transform our industry.
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Joyce Carol Oates:
How does the poet transform his banal thoughts (are not most thoughts banal?) into such stunning forms, into beauty?
Translations for transform
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- transformarCatalan, Valencian
- proměnitCzech
- transformieren, verwandeln, umwandelnGerman
- μετασχηματίζω, μεταμορφώνωGreek
- transformiEsperanto
- transformar, trasformarSpanish
- تغییر شکل یافتنPersian
- muuttaa, muuntautua, muuntaa, muuntua, muuttuaFinnish
- transformer, transforméeFrench
- trasformata, modificare, trasformarsi, trasformareItalian
- שינוי צורהHebrew
- 変質, 変態, 変化, 変形, 変換Japanese
- ههڵگهڕانKurdish
- mutor, perforo, transfiguro, muto, transformo, perfororLatin
- transformarPortuguese
- transformaRomanian
- преобража́ть, преобразо́вывать, преобрази́ть, преврати́ть, видоизменя́ть, преобразова́ть, трансформи́ровать, превраща́ть, видоизмени́тьRussian
- แปลงThai
- יבערמאַכןYiddish
- 轉變Chinese
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- alter
- convert
- mold
- mutate
- reconstruct
- remodel
- revamp
- revolutionize
- transfer
- translate
- commute
- cook
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- doctor
- metamorphose
- renew
- switch
- transfigure
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- make over
- shift gears
- sing different tune
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- turn around
- turn over new leaf
- turn the corner
- turn the tables
On this page you’ll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to transform, such as: alter, convert, mold, mutate, reconstruct, and remodel.
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He made me think of an old time magician more than anything, and I felt that with a touch of his wand he could transform us all.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
I begin reading it through: to diminish popular respect for government servants and to transform them.
MARGUERITEANATOLE FRANCE
I’ll dream over it tonight, so in the morning I shall have made up my79 mind how to transform you.
THE TIN WOODMAN OF OZL. FRANK BAUM
Nothing I transform ever gets back to its former shape again, so these fish-balls can never more be pebbles.
THE TIN WOODMAN OF OZL. FRANK BAUM
If they chose, it would take only a few years to transform our government into the likeness of anything they wanted.
A TRAVELER FROM ALTRURIA: ROMANCEWILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS
When the swans come to the ground they will transform themselves into maidens and bathe in the lake.
THE KING OF IRELAND’S SONPADRAIC COLUM
A university training does not necessarily transform petulance into ripe wisdom.
HUMANLY SPEAKINGSAMUEL MCCHORD CROTHERS
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alter, change, convert, make over, metamorphose, reconstruct, remodel, renew, revolutionize, transfigure, translate, transmogrify (jocular) transmute
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transform
( transforms 3rd person present) ( transforming present participle) ( transformed past tense & past participle )
1 verb To transform something into something else means to change or convert it into that thing.
Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy… V n into n
Delegates also discussed transforming them from a guerrilla force into a regular army. V n from n into n, Also V n
♦
transformation ( transformations plural) n-var usu with supp
Norah made plans for the transformation of an attic room into a study…, Chemical transformations occur.
2 verb To transform something or someone means to change them completely and suddenly so that they are much better or more attractive.
The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area… V n
He said she had transformed him from a hard-drinking womaniser into a devoted husband and father. V n from n into n, Also V n into n
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transformation n-var usu with supp
In the last five years he’s undergone a personal transformation.
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metamorphose
change, change completely
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transmute
change, change completely
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convert
change, change completely
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alter
change, adapt
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change, change completely
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change
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change completely, humorous
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1. transform
verb. [‘trænsˈfɔrm, ˈtrænsfɔrm’] subject to a mathematical transformation.
Synonyms
- change
- alter
Antonyms
- tune
- denazify
- magnetise
Etymology
- transformer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Transform
- insituform
- sigmaform
- spongeform
Sentences with transform
1. Verb, base form
Select a pair of dress pants that you would like to transform into knickerbockers.
Quotes about transform
1. Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible — it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.
— Barbara de Angelis
2. Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.
— Harvey Fierstein
3. Art doesn’t transform. It just plain forms.
— Roy Lichtenstein
2. transform
verb. [‘trænsˈfɔrm, ˈtrænsfɔrm’] change or alter in form, appearance, or nature.
Synonyms
- destalinise
- destalinize
- transubstantiate
- sorcerise
- alter
- work
- work on
- modify
- process
- sorcerize
- change
- stalinize
- transmute
Antonyms
- stalinize
- unstring
- stabilize
- better
Etymology
- transformer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. transform
verb. [‘trænsˈfɔrm, ˈtrænsfɔrm’] change in outward structure or looks.
Synonyms
- become
- change
- turn
- metamorphose
- transmute
Antonyms
- deconcentrate
- destabilize
- enable
- loosen
Etymology
- transformer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. transform
verb. [‘trænsˈfɔrm, ˈtrænsfɔrm’] change from one form or medium into another.
Synonyms
- alter
- modify
- change
- diagonalise
- metricise
- metricize
- translate
Antonyms
- stiffen
- thin
- heat
- discolor
Etymology
- transformer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. transform
verb. [‘trænsˈfɔrm, ˈtrænsfɔrm’] increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage).
Synonyms
- change
- alter
Antonyms
- dissimilate
- increase
- demilitarize
Etymology
- transformer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. transform
verb. [‘trænsˈfɔrm, ˈtrænsfɔrm’] convert (one form of energy) to another.
Synonyms
- change
- alter
Antonyms
- transitivize
- decontaminate
- clean
Etymology
- transformer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. transform
verb. [‘trænsˈfɔrm, ˈtrænsfɔrm’] change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species.
Synonyms
- change
- alter
Antonyms
- sensitise
- destabilise
- sensitize
Etymology
- transformer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))