transform

Meanings

• subject to a mathematical transformation
• change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
  • "This experience transformed her completely"
  • "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"
• change in outward structure or looks
  • "He transformed into a monster"
• change from one form or medium into another
• convert (one form of energy) to another
  • "transform energy to light"
• change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
• increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)

Synonyms

metamorphose, translate, transmute, transubstantiate