| Transform 1. (v. t.) To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly. 2. (v. t.) To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold. 3. (v. t.) To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert. 4. (v. t.) To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value. 5. (v. i.) To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. Thesaurus Entries acculturate, advance, alter, ameliorate, amend, assimilate to, become, better, boost, bring forward, bring to, change, change into, change over, civilize, commute, convert, denature, do over, edify, educate, elevate, emend, enhance, enlighten, enrich, fatten, favor, forward, foster, go straight, improve, improve upon, lard, lift, make, make an improvement, make over, meliorate, mend, metabolize, metamorphose, modify, mutate, naturalize, nurture, permute, promote, raise, reconvert, reduce to, refine upon, reform, render, resolve into, reverse, shift, socialize, straighten out, switch, switch over, transfer, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate, turn back, turn into, upgrade, uplift |