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transform

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of transform

to change in form, appearance, or use

by clicking a few buttons, this toy car can be transformed into a robot

Synonyms of transform

alchemize, convert, make over, metamorphose, transfigure, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate

Words Related to transform

adjust, alter, modify, recast

redefine, redesign, redo, reengineer, refashion, regenerate, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary

deform, disfigure, distort, mutate, transmogrify

displace, replace, substitute, supplant

Synonym Discussion of transform

transform, metamorphose, transmute, convert, transmogrify, transfigure mean to change a thing into a different thing. transform implies a major change in form, nature, or function.

- transformed a small company into a corporate giant

metamorphose suggests an abrupt or startling change induced by or as if by magic or a supernatural power.

- awkward girls metamorphosed into graceful ballerinas

transmute implies transforming into a higher element or thing.

- attempted to transmute lead into gold

convert implies a change fitting something for a new or different use or function.

- converted the study into a nursery

transmogrify suggests a strange or preposterous metamorphosis.

- a story in which a frog is transmogrified into a prince

transfigure implies a change that exalts or glorifies.

- joy transfigured her face

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