01 v. t. To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.
imp. & p. p.
Transformed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Transforming
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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.
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To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
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To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.“Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Rom. xii. 2.
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To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.(Math.)