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Synonyms for transform
trænsˈfɔrm; ˈtræns fɔrmtrans·form

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Wiktionary2.3 / 4 votes

  1. transformverb

    to change greatly the appearance or form of

    Synonyms:
    make over, change, transmogrify, convert, alter

  2. transformverb

    to change the nature, condition or function of

    Synonyms:
    alter, change

  3. transformverb

    to undergo a transformation

    Synonyms:
    alter, change

English Synonyms and Antonyms1.7 / 3 votes

  1. 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, veer

    Antonyms:
    abide, bide, continue, endure, hold, keep, persist, remain, retain, stay

    Preposition:
    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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.3 / 3 votes

  1. transform

    Synonyms:
    transfigure, metamorphose, change, transmute

    Antonyms:
    stabilitate, arrest, perpetuate, conserve

Princeton's WordNet1.6 / 5 votes

  1. transformverb

    subject to a mathematical transformation

    Synonyms:
    transubstantiate, transmute, metamorphose, translate

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. translate, transformverb

    change from one form or medium into another

    "Braque translated collage into oil"

    Synonyms:
    metamorphose, translate, transubstantiate, transmute, understand, render, read, interpret

  5. transformverb

    convert (one form of energy) to another

    "transform energy to light"

    Synonyms:
    transubstantiate, transmute, metamorphose, translate

  6. 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

  7. transformverb

    increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)

    Synonyms:
    transubstantiate, transmute, metamorphose, translate

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. transformverb

    Synonyms:
    transfigure, transmute, metamorphose, change the form of

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. transformverb

    Synonyms:
    transfigure, metamorphose, transmute

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How to use transform in a sentence?

  1. Monday Chief Executive Tim Leuliette:

    It is now time for a different leader with different skills to transform Visteon into an even more powerful electronics business.

  2. Bertrand Russell:

    Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself.

  3. Miriam Krinsky:

    As the ongoing and never-ending pattern of tragic police shootings around our nation demonstrate, our country must use every tool at its disposal to seek justice, transform the criminal legal system, and earn community trust, these issues have never been more dire. And let's hope that this is the first of many acts by our new Administration and new AG to turn the corner and bring a new vision forward to policing, police reform and enhanced police accountability.

  4. Harsh Malik:

    A book can transform your life and add new dimensions to the way you think.

  5. Pablo Picasso:

    Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.


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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