transforms

verb

present tense third-person singular of transform
as in converts
to change in form, appearance, or use by clicking a few buttons, this toy car can be transformed into a robot

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Recent Examples of transforms The first preview opens with an innocent domestic exchange between a mother and daughter that abruptly transforms into something strikingly disturbing. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026 Seghers transforms Cooper into another of her restless desperadoes—a Vietnam vet in quest of an unspoiled world. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 In this experiment, the measurement also transforms the pair’s joint quantum state, allowing the researchers to connect smaller graph states. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 Nathalia Acevedo’s film transforms the salon into a liminal space where memory, imagination and time converge, gradually allowing the outside world to intrude. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 The new development further transforms Sparrows Point, which was once an economic engine for Baltimore County with Bethlehem Steel. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Frances marvels at how quickly people are radicalized online, how the machine essentially transforms them from one type of individual to another. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026 Lifewit Large Silverware Drawer Organizer This Amazon best-seller transforms chaotic silverware drawers into an organizational haven. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2026 Instead of buying one bag, a luxury shopper might buy three to four pairs of shoes, which transforms their outfit four times over. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforms
  1. converts
  2. transfigures
  3. transmutes
  4. replaces
Verb
  • Software then converts those measurements into a digital reconstruction that follows the material’s movements almost in real time.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Los Angeles also converts only about 53% of red-zone trips into touchdowns, despite producing substantial yardage.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of converts
Verb
  • But the filmmaker’s imagination transfigures personal history into something not of this world, wholly original, and uniquely demented.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • Henrot transfigures her erotic source material into something else.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of transfigures
Verb
  • The most obvious general interpretation of Buffy’s project is that the show transmutes real teenage anxieties into monsters; every villain is a metaphor.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And the recognition that is born from taking the time to share and unpack and just see each other in your grief is the thing that actually transforms and transmutes.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026
Definition of transmutes
Verb
  • These days the technology for a central rear-view camera that replaces the mirror is proven and robust, happily.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The new restaurant replaces the former Dutch’s Burrito Bar space on South University Drive.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of replaces

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“Transforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforms. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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