Another word for transform
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Verb
To change into a different form, substance, or state
- To change (one substance) into another; transmute.
- To change the substance of (the Eucharistic bread and wine) into the body and blood of Jesus.
- To reverse or transfer the order or place of; interchange.
- To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other side, reversing its sign to maintain equality.
- To write or perform (a composition) in a key other than the original or given key.
- To change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform:
- To undergo transmutation.
- To change thoroughly, as into a different shape or form.
- To be thoroughly changed:
- To render in another language:
- To express in different, often simpler words:
- To change from one form, function, or state to another; convert or transform:
- To change the form or appearance of; transform.
- To exalt or glorify.
- To undergo or cause to undergo mutation.
- To change into a wholly different form or appearance; transform:
- To cause to undergo metamorphosis or metamorphism.
- To be changed or transformed:
- To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform:
- To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose:
- To persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief:
See also:To bring about a radical change in
- To bring about a radical change in:
- To subject to a political or social revolution.
- To fill with revolutionary principles.
- To change into a wholly different form or appearance; transform:
- To cause to undergo metamorphosis or metamorphism.
- To be changed or transformed:
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Another word for transform
Verb
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- An act or instance of repeating something, especially to improve or correct the earlier attempt.
- A makeover, especially a change of hairstyle or clothing.
- (idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them
- (idiomatic) (of a person, particularly a woman) To create a new physical look, especially with a new hairstyle, cosmetics, or clothes
- (idiomatic) (of a career, public image, etc.) To improve upon and/or take in a new direction
- To make over in structure or style; reconstruct.
- To maintain (bone tissue) in dynamic equilibrium through the resorption and deposition of bone at a given site.
- To construct again; rebuild.
- To assemble or build again mentally; re-create:
- To deduce the form and properties of (a protolanguage or an unattested word) based on evidence from attested languages, such as cognate words.
- A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
- A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
- Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
- To undergo or cause to undergo mutation.
- To carry out a permutation
- To change in form or character; alter.
- To make less extreme, severe, or strong:
- To qualify or limit the meaning of. For example, summer modifies day in the phrase a summer day.
- To change the form or appearance of; transform.
- To exalt or glorify.
- To change into a wholly different form or appearance; transform:
- To cause to undergo metamorphosis or metamorphism.
- To be changed or transformed:
- To change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform:
- To undergo transmutation.
- To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform:
- To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose:
- To persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief:
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Synonym Study
- Transfigure implies a change in outward appearance which seems to exalt or glorify his whole being was transfigured by love
- Metamorphose suggests a startling change produced as if by magic or a fundamental change in form and function a tadpole is metamorphosed into a frog
- Convert implies a change in details so as to be suitable for a new use to convert an attic into an apartment
- Transmute , from its earlier use in alchemy, suggests a change in basic nature that seems almost miraculous transmuted from a shy youth into a sophisticated man about town
- Transform , the broadest in scope of these terms, implies a change either in external form or in inner nature, in function, etc. she was transformed into a happy girl
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