TRANSFORM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRANSFORM?

Need another word that means the same as “transform”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “transform” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Transform” are: transmute, transubstantiate, translate, metamorphose, change, alter, modify, convert, transfigure, mutate

Transform as a Verb

Definitions of "Transform" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “transform” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Change the voltage of (an electric current).
• Change or alter in form, appearance, or nature.
• Change (a mathematical entity) by transformation.
• Increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage.
• Change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species.
• Convert (one form of energy) to another.
• Undergo a marked change.
• Make a marked change in the form, nature, or appearance of.
• Change in outward structure or looks.
• Subject to a mathematical transformation.
• Change from one form or medium into another.

Synonyms of "Transform" as a verb (10 Words)

alter	Make an alteration to. The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city.
change	Exchange a sum of money for the same sum in a different currency or denomination. Would you change places with me.
convert	Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category. Faulkner gave away a penalty corner which was converted by Saeed Anjum.
metamorphose	Change in outward structure or looks. Overnight family houses metamorphose into bed and breakfast as 7 000 visitors roll into town.
modify	Transform (a structure) from its original anatomical form during development or evolution. Please modify this letter to make it more polite.
mutate	Change in form or nature. Certain nucleotides were mutated.
transfigure	Elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ’s transfiguration. The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman.
translate	Subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body. He translates for the U N.
transmute	Subject (base metals) to alchemical transmutation. The discovery that elements can transmute by radioactivity.
transubstantiate	Change the form or substance of (something) into something different. Transubstantiate one element into another.

Usage Examples of "Transform" as a verb

• He wanted to transform himself into a successful businessman.
• This experience transformed her completely.
• He transformed into a monster.
• Transform energy to light.
• She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture.
• A wry cynicism rapidly transforms into an overwhelming sense of sourness.
• Lasers have transformed cardiac surgery.

Associations of "Transform" (30 Words)

alter	Make an alteration to. The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city.
change	Money given in exchange for the same sum in larger units. His voice began to change when he was 12 years old.
conversion	A successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown. Conversion disorders.
convert	A person who has been converted to another religious or political belief. He is a recent convert to the Church.
disabuse	Free somebody (from an erroneous belief. He quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions.
diversification	The condition of being varied. My broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments.
diversion	The action of reallocating something. A diversion from the main highway.
fluctuation	The quality of being unsteady and subject to changes. He kept a record of price fluctuations.
flux	Treat a metal object with a flux to promote melting. The flux of ions across the membrane.
interchangeable	Capable of replacing or changing places with something else. The arguments of the symmetric relation is a sister of are interchangeable.
metamorphose	Change completely the nature or appearance of. In Kafka s story a person metamorphoses into a bug.
modify	Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation. Please modify this letter to make it more polite.
proselyte	A Gentile who has converted to Judaism.
recast	Cast again. In 1919 the bells were recast.
reconstruct	Reassemble mentally. Later emperors reconstructed the army.
remodel	Do over, as of (part of) a house. She remodelled the head with careful fingers.
remold	Give new treads to (a tire.
reshape	Shape anew or differently. The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country.
ripple	A thing resembling a ripple or ripples in appearance or movement. A ripple of laughter ran around the room.
transfigure	Elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ’s transfiguration. The world is made luminous and is transfigured.
transformation	A marked change in form, nature, or appearance. British society underwent a radical transformation.
transition	Make or undergo a transition from one state or system to another. A firm specializing in transitioning companies from old technologies to new ones.
transmogrify	Change completely the nature or appearance of. His home was transmogrified into a hippy crash pad.
transmute	Alter the nature of (elements. The raw material of his experience was transmuted into stories.
variability	Lack of consistency or fixed pattern; liability to vary or change. A great deal of variability in quality.
variance	A discrepancy between two statements or documents. A zoning variance.
variant	An event that departs from expectations. A variant of the same word.
variation	A different or distinct form or version of something. He makes the preparation for his variation with utmost care and accuracy.
vary	Introduce modifications or changes into (something) so as to make it different or less uniform. The properties vary in price.
wavelet	A small wave on the surface of a liquid.