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Pronunciation : Trans*form"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. transformare, transformatum; trans across, over + formare to from: cf. F. transformer. See Form, v. t.]
Definition : 1. To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly. Love may transform me to an oyster. Shak.

2. To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.

3. To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert. Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Rom. xii. 2.

4. (Math.)

Defn: To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.

t. [imp. & p. p. Transformed; p. pr. & vb. n. Transforming.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Trans*form"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. [R.] His hair transforms to down. Addison.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913