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.