| v. t. | 1. | To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; |
| 2. | To change into another substance; to transmute; | |
| 3. | To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert. | |
| 4. | (Math.) To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. |
| Verb | 1. | transform - subject to a mathematical transformation |
| 2. | transform - 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 | |
| 3. | transform - change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" Synonyms: metamorphose, transmute | |
| 4. | transform - change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil" Synonyms: translate | |
| 5. | transform - convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to light" | |
| 6. | transform - 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. | transform - increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) |