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\\tran(t)s-ˈfȯrm\\ verbtransitive verb
1.
  a. to change in composition or structure
  b. to change the outward form or appearance of
  c. to change in character or condition :

convert

2. to subject to mathematical transformation
3. to cause (a cell) to undergo genetic transformation
intransitive verb
: to become transformed :
• trans·form·able \\-ˈfȯr-mə-bəl\\ adjective
• trans·for·ma·tive \\-ˈfȯr-mə-tiv\\ adjective
Synonyms.
  , , , , , mean to change a thing into a different thing. implies a major change in form, nature, or function
      transformed a small company into a corporate giant
   suggests an abrupt or startling change induced by or as if by magic or a supernatural power
      awkward girls metamorphosed into graceful ballerinas
   implies transforming into a higher element or thing
      attempted to transmute lead into gold
   implies a change fitting something for a new or different use or function
      converted the study into a nursery
   suggests a strange or preposterous metamorphosis
      a story in which a frog is transmogrified into a prince
   implies a change that exalts or glorifies
      joy transfigured her face

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\\ˈtran(t)s-ˌfȯrm\\ noun1. a mathematical element obtained from another by transformation
2.

transformation

3a(1), (2)
3. a linguistic structure (as a sentence) produced by means of a transformation
    “the duckling is killed by the farmer” is a transform of “the farmer kills the duckling”

transform
  mid-14c., from O.Fr. transformer, from L. transformare "change the shape or form of," from trans- "across" + formare "to form" (see form).

☞ transform
trans·form / trAns5fC:m; NAmE -5fC:rm / verb [VN] ~ sth / sb (from sth) (into sth)
1. to change the form of sth
   使改变形态
   SYN 

convert

:
   The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.
   光化学反应使光变为电脉冲。
2. to completely change the appearance or character of sth, especially so that it is better
   使改变外观(或性质)；使改观:
   A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom.
   新的色彩调配将使你的卧室焕然一新。
   It was an event that would transform my life.
   那是能够彻底改变我一生的一件事。

transform verb

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trans·form
I. \tranzˈfȯ(ə)rm, traan-, -n(t)ˈsf-, -ȯ(ə)m\ verb
Etymology: Middle English transformen, from Latin transformare, from trans- + formare to form
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to change completely or essentially in composition or structure : — usually used with into or to
  < the sea king's daughter is transformed into a river — Alfred Frankenstein >
  < life-giving water which transforms the dusty sagebrush lands into fertile fields — American Guide Series: Texas >
  < the process which transformed the lumber … into gunstocks — C.W.Mitman >
  < the processes by which policy is transformed into law and administration — A.N.Holcombe >
 b. : to change the outward form or appearance of :
  < for a moment the smile transformed his face — J.C.Smith b.1924 >
  < the drizzle that had so greatly transformed the scene — Thomas Hardy >
  < science … has transformed the world as the scene of the human drama — C.W.Eliot >
  — often used with into or to
  < an elaborate experiment in camouflage meant to transform it into … farms and orange groves — J.G.Cozzens >
  < the setting sun suddenly transformed the … peaks to furnace red — George Farwell >
 c. : to change in character or condition : ,
  < do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind — Rom 12:2 (Revised Standard Version) >
  < a change in the economic condition is not alone sufficient to transform woman's situation — Nation >
  — often used with to
  < inventions and discoveries which quickly transform the people … from barbarism to civilization — R.W.Murray >
2. : to subject to a usually mathematical or logical transformation
3.
 a. : to change (one form of energy) into another
  < the engine transforms potential energy into motion >
 b. : to change (a current) in potential (as from high voltage to low voltage) or in type (as from alternating to continuous)
intransitive verb
: to become transformed :
 < the growing Crepidula first becomes a male and later … transforms into a female — W.C.Allee >
 < a proton … can transform into a neutron — R.E.Marshak >
 < sofas that transform for use as a bed >
Synonyms:
 , , , , : these all signify in common to change one thing into another or different thing. can mean a change in outward shape or form or in character, nature, or function
  < the old rock quarry … has been transformed into a large baseball and football field and is used as a skating rink in the winter — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
  < water, in the shape of rain, will always transform that gray soil into a sort of sticky black glue — C.E.W.Bean >
  < transform the hunger and misery of the people into hatred — Stanley Ross >
  may add the idea of a supernaturally or magically induced change; it may be confined to a change in structure or habits marking a stage in the development of some form of animal life or a change induced by chemicals or powerful natural agencies, in general, however, suggesting an abrupt, striking, or violent alteration
  < a plain girl metamorphosed into a dazzling beauty >
  < a caterpillar metamorphosed into a butterfly >
  < rocks metamorphosed by heat into hard crystals >
  suggests an elemental change especially involving a metamorphosis of a lower element or thing into a higher
  < the alchemists had believed that base metals could be transmuted into gold by such a process — S.F.Mason >
  < modern atomic science can actually transmute metals — plutonium is a transmuted metal — Time >
  < art not only adds something new, but seems to transmute and enrich the old — Clive Bell >
  usually stresses a change in detail that fits a thing to a given or especially a new use or function rather than an overall change
  < the stupendous task of converting virgin wilderness into farms and homes — American Guide Series: Texas >
  < the business of converting novels into musicals — Lewis Funke >
  suggests a metamorphosis that is often grotesque or bewildering and sometimes preposterous
  < the classical heroes and heroines were transmogrified into medieval knights and ladies — J.L.Lowes >
  < the monarch transmogrified into a horse, a beast, but still royal — Jean S. Untermeyer >
  suggests an exaltation or glorification in outward appearance
  < in Bonnard's paintings, the colors of nature are marvelously heightened, enriched, transfigured — David Sylvester >
  < all the tenderness that had transfigured his face the day before shone there, as he bent over her — Clive Arden >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
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III. transitive verb
: to cause to undergo genetic transformation
IV. noun
1. : a mathematical element obtained from another by transformation

2. : a linguistic structure (as a sentence) produced by means of a transformation