Transform

  • 11transform — ► VERB 1) subject to or undergo transformation. 2) change the voltage of (an electric current) by electromagnetic induction. DERIVATIVES transformative adjective …

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  • 12transform — transformable, adj. transformative, adj. v. /trans fawrm /; n. /trans fawrm/, v.t. 1. to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose. 2. to change in condition, nature, or character; convert. 3. to change into another substance;… …

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  • 13transform — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, dramatically, fundamentally, profoundly, radically ▪ The riots radically transformed the situation. ▪ completely, entirely …

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  • 14transform — v. (D; tr.) to transform from; into, to (to transform current from one voltage to another) * * * [ trænsfɔːm] into to (to transform current from one voltage to another) (D;tr.) to transform from …

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  • 15transform — 01. Getting fired from his job has completely [transformed] him; he went from being a very confident, outgoing person to being very nervous and reserved. 02. The [transformation] of a caterpillar into a butterfly is one of the great wonders of… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 16transform — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French transformer, from Latin transformare, from trans + formare to form, from forma form Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to change in composition or structure b. to change the outward form …

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  • 17transform — verb (T) to completely change the appearance, form, or character of something or someone, especially in a way that improves it: transform sth into: In the last years Korea has been transformed into an advanced industrial power. | transform sb/sth …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18transform */*/ — UK [trænsˈfɔː(r)m] / US [trænsˈfɔrm] verb [transitive] Word forms transform : present tense I/you/we/they transform he/she/it transforms present participle transforming past tense transformed past participle transformed to make someone or… …

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  • 19transform — [[t]trænsfɔ͟ː(r)m[/t]] ♦♦♦ transforms, transforming, transformed 1) VERB To transform something into something else means to change or convert it into that thing. [V n into n] Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food… …

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  • 20transform — trans•form v. [[t]trænsˈfɔrm[/t]] n. [[t]ˈtræns fɔrm[/t]] v. t. 1) to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose 2) to change in condition, nature, or character; convert 3) to change into another substance 4) elm to alter (voltage and …

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