Trans*form" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transformed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Transforming.] [L. transformare, transformatum; trans across, over + formare to from: cf. F. transformer. See Form, v. t.]
1.
To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.
Love may transform me to an oyster.
Shak.
2.
To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
3.
To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.
Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Rom. xii. 2.
4. Math.
To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.
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Trans*form", v. i.
To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.
[R.]
His hair transforms to down.
Addison.
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