Word

transform, v.
(transformed, transforming, transforms)
freq. cnt. 27

subject to a mathematical transformation
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14

transform

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

transformation

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 1

transform transmute transubstantiate

sample sentences

"This experience transformed her completely"
"She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"
"transubstantiate one element into another"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

transformation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

transmutation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

transubstantiation

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

transubstantiate sorcerize, sorcerise stalinize, stalinise destalinize, destalinise work, work on, process

change in outward structure or looks
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

metamorphose transform transmute

sample sentences

"He transformed into a monster"
"The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

hyponym

aurify become, turn

increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
<verb.change>

transform

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

transformer

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

physics, natural philosophy

hypernym

change, alter, modify

change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
<verb.change>

transform

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

transformation

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

biology, biological science

hypernym

change, alter, modify

convert (one form of energy) to another
<verb.change>

transform

sample sentences

"transform energy to light"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

physics, natural philosophy

hypernym

change, alter, modify

change from one form or medium into another
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

transform translate

sample sentences

"Braque translated collage into oil"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

translation

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

metricize, metricise diagonalize, diagonalise