transform
To change greatly the appearance or form of.
Verb 4 meanings
To change greatly the appearance or form of.
“The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.”
To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
To subject to the action of a transformer.
Noun 3 meanings
An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
A function so produced.
A transform fault.
Etymology
From Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, transformare, from trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”).
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TRANSFORM at a glance
TRANSFORM has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (T 1 + R 1 + A 1 + N 1 + S 1 + F 4 + O 1 + R 1 + M 3) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,645 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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