Synonyms for transform
trænsˈfɔrm; ˈtræns fɔrmtrans·form

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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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.7 / 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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. transform

   Synonyms:
   transfigure, metamorphose, change, transmute

   Antonyms:
   stabilitate, arrest, perpetuate, conserve

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Biology
   • Change
   • Physics

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1. transformverb

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

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1. transformverb

   Synonyms:
   transfigure, metamorphose, transmute

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1. List of paraphrases for "transform":

   transforming, convert, turn, transformation, transforms, translate, turning, change, processing, conversion, make, transformación

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How to use transform in a sentence?

1. Kate Jones:

   It's not OK to transform a forest into agriculture without understanding the impact that has on climate, carbon storage, disease emergence and flood risk, you can't do those things in isolation without thinking about what that does to humans.

2. Scott Lauer:

   It is not the place of this court to transform itself into a tribunal to punish that conduct.

3. Manoah Esipisu:

   Kenya favours the northern route through Lokichar, because as part of the Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) project, it would transform infrastructure and the way of life of the people in the towns and counties across its path.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   Ilhan is a leader of strength and courage, she will not back down from a fight with billionaires and the world's most powerful corporations to transform our country so it works for all of us. I'm proud of what we've done in Congress, and together we will build a multiracial working class coalition to win the White House.

5. Chief Executive Officer Tim Sloan:

   I'm confident that our outstanding team will continue to transform Wells Fargo into a better, stronger company; however, we recognise that it will take time to put all of our challenges behind us.