1. (

• transform ,

) subject to a mathematical transformation ;

2. (

• transform ,
• transmute ,
• transubstantiate

) 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" ;

3. (

• transform ,
• transmute ,
• metamorphose ,

) change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" ;

4. (

• translate ,
• transform ,

) change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil" ;

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) ;