transform in WordNet English dictionary

1. change in outward structure or looks
   "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
   transform  transmute  metamorphose 
   
2. change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
   "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"
   transform  transmute  transubstantiate 
   
3. change from one form or medium into another
   "Braque translated collage into oil"
   translate  transform 
   
4. subject to a mathematical transformation
   transform 
   
5. increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
   transform 
   
6. change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
   transform 
   
7. convert (one form of energy) to another
   "transform energy to light"
   transform