transform

[trans-fawrm, trans-fawrm] / trænsˈfɔrm, ˈtræns fɔrm /

VERB

change completely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter convert mold mutate reconstruct remodel revamp revolutionize transfer translate

STRONG

commute cook denature doctor metamorphose renew switch transfigure transmogrify transmute transpose

WEAK

make over shift gears sing different tune switch over turn around turn over new leaf turn the corner turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep remain

WEAK

leave alone preserve stagnate

Example Sentences

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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council approved plans which would transform the former Swift complex at the waterfront in the town last month.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Geely aspired to transform Lotus into a fully electric brand, like others in its portfolio, that would sell 150,000 cars a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The photos transform the city’s atmosphere into fields of luminous color — the Hollywood Roosevelt’s sign silhouetted against saturated red and yellow skies, or the moon suspended in darkness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Crucially, measurements of this decay let us study how one type of fundamental particle, a beauty quark, can transform into another, the strange quark.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

We here at the Mumbai Young Filmmakers Council are all in agreement that Miss Mehra possesses the unique ability to truly transform her characters on-screen in such a way as to spellbind her audience.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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