Transform

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.

II. Transform ·vt To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to Convert.

III. Transform ·vt To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.

IV. Transform ·vt To change into another substance; to Transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.

V. Transform ·vt To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to Metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.