verb

transform

to transform, to change, to convert

The caterpillar will transform into a butterfly.

The caterpillar will transform into a butterfly.

This new software can transform your business.

This new software can transform your business.

((sth./sb.)) ((into sth./sb.)) to change (sth./sb.) into (sth./sb.) The caterpillar will transform into a butterfly.

Synonyms: change, convert, alter; Antonyms: preserve, maintain

From Latin 'trans-' (across) + 'formare' (to form). It literally means 'to change shape across'.

Think of the 'Transformers' toys, which change from a vehicle into a robot.

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