transform

B1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/ UK /tɹænsˈfɔːm/ See IPA manual

Freq #7859

Meanings

1

verb
To change something completely, usually for the better.

The new manager transformed the struggling company in just one year.
2

verb
To change in appearance or form into something else.

The caterpillar transformed into a beautiful butterfly.
3

verb
To change one form of energy into another.

Solar panels transform sunlight into electricity.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to change something... convert change transfigure

2 verb · to change in appearance or... metamorphose transmute

3 verb · to change one form of... convert

Word family

Forms transformedtransformingtransforms

Derived forms transformerz-transform

Related forms transformabletransformancetransformanttransformatetransformationtransformationaltransformativetransformedtransformertransformingtransformismtransformist

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Italic *trānts Latin trāns Latin trāns- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmōder. 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”).

transformen Middle English transformer Old French transformo Latin

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# transform

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/
**IPA (UK):** /tɹænsˈfɔːm/
**Frequency rank:** 7859

## Meanings
1. To change something completely, usually for the better.
2. To change in appearance or form into something else.
3. To change one form of energy into another.

## Examples
- The new manager transformed the struggling company in just one year.
- The caterpillar transformed into a beautiful butterfly.
- Solar panels transform sunlight into electricity.

## Derived Forms
- transformer
- z-transform

## Related Forms
- transformable
- transformance
- transformant
- transformate
- transformation
- transformational
- transformative
- transformed
- transformer
- transforming
- transformism
- transformist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: transformen
- Root: transformer
- Root: transformo
- Affix: trans- - across

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Italic *trānts Latin trāns Latin trāns- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmōder. 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”).

## AI Etymology
Transform is from Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, transformare, from trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”). The historical chain runs through Middle English transformen, Old French transformer, Latin transformo. In present-day use, it can mean to change something completely, usually for the better, or to change in appearance or form into something else. Derived formations include transformer, z-transform.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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