| VERB | change | transform | subject to a mathematical transformation |
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| change | transform, transmute, transubstantiate | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | |
| change | transform, transmute, metamorphose | change in outward structure or looks | |
| change | transform, translate | change from one form or medium into another | |
| change | transform | convert (one form of energy) to another | |
| change | transform | change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species | |
| change | transform | increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) |
| Sounds | traensfao'rm; trae'nsfaorm | |
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| Rhymes | barnstorm ... windstorm: 29 rhymes with aorm... | |
| Meaning | subject to a mathematical transformation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | transformar | |
| Catalan | transformar | |
| Nouns | transformation | (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system |
| Meaning | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | transmute, transubstantiate | |
| Narrower | destalinize, destalinise | counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism |
| sorcerize, sorcerise | Transform or change by means of sorcery | |
| stalinize, stalinise | Transform in accordance with Stalin's policies | |
| transubstantiate | change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ | |
| work, work on, process | shape, form, or improve a material | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | cambiar, convertir, transformarse, transformar, transmudar, transmutar, trasformar, trasmutar | |
| Catalan | convertir, transformar-se, transformar, transmutar | |
| Nouns | transformation | the act of changing in form or shape / shape / shape or appearance |
| Meaning | change in outward structure or looks. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "He transformed into a monster" | |
| Synonyms | transmute, metamorphose | |
| Narrower | aurify | Transform into gold |
| become, turn | Undergo a change or development | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Spanish | cambiar, convertir, transformarse, transformar, transmutar, trasmutar | |
| Catalan | convertir, transformar-se, transformar, transmutar | |
| Meaning | change from one form or medium into another. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | translate | |
| Narrower | diagonalize, diagonalise | Transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix |
| metricize, metricise | Express in the metric system | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | traducir, transformar | |
| Catalan | traduir, transformar | |
| Meaning | convert (one form of energy) to another. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "transform energy to light" | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Meaning | change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Nouns | transformation | (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA |
| Meaning | increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Nouns | transformer | an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage |
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