transform

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To change something completely, usually for the better.

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

2. 2
   verb

   To change in appearance or form into something else.

   The caterpillar transformed into a beautiful butterfly.

3. 3
   verb

   To change one form of energy into another.

   Solar panels transform sunlight into electricity.

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”).

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