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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold. Source: opted

3. v. t. To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert. Source: opted

4. v. t. To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value. Source: opted

5. v. i. To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. Source: opted

6. v. subject to a mathematical transformation Source: wordnet

7. v. change or alter in form, appearance, or nature Source: wordnet

8. v. change in outward structure or looks Source: wordnet

9. v. change from one form or medium into another Source: wordnet

10. v. convert (one form of energy) to another Source: wordnet

11. v. change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species Source: wordnet

12. v. increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) Source: wordnet

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