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 Trans·form v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transformed p. pr. & vb. n. Transforming.]
 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.