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- pronunciation:
- traens
form
[or]
traenz
form
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
transforms, transforming, transformed |
| definition 1: |
to change the form, appearance, or structure of.
A fresh coat of paint transformed the old house.Over time, intense heat and pressure will eventually transform carbon into diamond.We transformed the large storeroom into an office.- synonyms:
- change, convert, metamorphose, transfigure, transmute, turn
- similar words:
- alter, commute, mutate, reconstruct, remodel, transmogrify
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| definition 2: |
to change the nature, character, function, or condition of.
The war had transformed him; he was no longer the untroubled boy we had known.- synonyms:
- alter, change, convert, metamorphose, turn
- similar words:
- commute, modify, revolutionize, translate
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| definition 3: |
to replace (a mathematical figure or expression) with another of the same value.
- similar words:
- exchange, replace, substitute
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| definition 4: |
to increase or decrease (voltage and current) by transferring electrical energy from one set of circuits to another.
- similar words:
- alter, change, modify
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| related words: |
affect, alter, assimilate, compile, diversify, precipitate, process, warp |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to undergo a transformation.
In the teenager's eyes, the feisty little girl who lived next door had transformed into a goddess.
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adverb + (v.)transform
completely, dramatically, fundamentally, gradually, instantly, logarithmically, magically, physically, profoundly, radically, rapidly, subtly, thereby, totally, utterly
(v.)transform
+ adverb
overnight
(v.)transform
+ noun
agriculture, commodity, consciousness, countryside, economy, exit, landscape, sequence, society, workplace
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| derivations: |
transformable (adj.), transformative (adj.) |
The word transform
contains the following parts:
tra-, trans-
Latin
prefix
that means across, over, to the other side
  Example words:
intransigent, intransitive, neurotransmitter, traduce, trajectory, transact, transatlantic, transceiver, transcend, transcendent, transcribe, transcript, transect, transept, transfer, transfigure, transfix, transform, transfuse, transgress, transient, transit, transition, transitive, translate, transliterate, translucent, transmissible, transmit, transmute, transonic, transparent, transpire, transplant, transport, transpose, transsexual, transuranic, transverse, transvestite, traverse
form
Latin
root
that means shape, form
Example words:
aliform, antiformalist, antireform, auriform, coliform, conform, conformable, conformal, conformance, conformation, conformity, cruciform, cubiform, cuneiform, deform, deformation, deformed, deformity, form, formal, formalism, formality, formalize, formally, format, formation, formative, formless, formula, formularize, formulary, formulate, formulize, fusiform, inform, informal, informality, informant, information, informed, informer, iodoform, malformation, malformed, misinform, multiform, napiform, oviform, piciform, piliform, reform, reformation, reformatory, reformed, reformer, reformist, reniform, semiformal, transform, transformation, transformer, unformed, uniform, uniformity, variform, vermiform
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