transform

verb
/tɹænsˈfɔːm/UK/tɹænsˈfɔɹm/US/ˈtɹænsfɔːm/UK/ˈtɹænsfɔɹm/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmōder. Latin transformo Old French transformer Middle French transfourmerbor. Middle English transformen English transform From Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, transformare, from trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”).

  1. derived from transformo
  2. derived from transformer
  3. inherited from transformen

Definitions

  1. To change greatly the appearance or form of.

    • The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
    • Love may transform me to an oyster.
  2. To change the nature, condition or function of

    To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.

    • Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
  3. To subject to a transformation

    To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.

  4. + 6 more definitions
    1. To subject to the action of a transformer.

    2. To subject (a cell) to transformation.

    3. To undergo a transformation

      To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.

    4. An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.

    5. A function so produced.

    6. A transform fault.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at transform. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01transform02convert03induce04prevail05current06gas07condense08transformed

A definitional loop anchored at transform. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at transform

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA