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transform
- /tɹænsˈfɔːm/ UK
- /tɹɑːnsˈfɔːm/ UK
- /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/ US
- /ˈtɹænsfɔːm/ UK
- /ˈtɹɑːnsfɔːm/ UK
- /ˈtɹænsfɔɹm/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)m
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.
Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t
Proto-Indo-European *-ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trāns
Proto-Italic *trāns-
Latin trāns-
Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?
Latin fōrma
Latin fōrmō
Latin transformo
Old French transformer
Middle French transfourmerbor.
Middle English transformen
English transform
From Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, transformare, from trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”).
verb transforms · transforming · transformed · xform
- 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. Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
- To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
- To subject to the action of a transformer.
- To subject (a cell) to transformation.
- To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
noun transforms · xform
- An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
- A function so produced.
- A transform fault.
