Definition of "transform"

transform

/tɹænsˈfɔːm/

verb
third-person singular simple present transforms, present participle transforming, simple past and past participle transformed
1. (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
  Quotations
  Love may transform me to an oyster.
  1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act II, scene iii]
  Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, […].
  2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist‎, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 27 April 2017, page 171
  Among its findings, the report says: "In recent years we have seen more stations transformed from run-down Victorian hulks, or spartan bus-sheltered platforms, into places that people can take pride in, feel comfortable in using, and which are fulfilling more of their wider potential.
  2020 August 26, “Network News: Stations investment boosts regeneration, says report”, in Rail, page 17
2. (transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
  Quotations
  Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Romans 12:2
3. (transitive, mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
4. (transitive, electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.
5. (transitive, genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.
6. (intransitive) To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
noun
plural transforms
1. (mathematical analysis) An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
2. (by extension) A function so produced.
3. (geology, seismology) A transform fault.

Definition of "transform"

transform

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