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

Google describes its Visakhapatnam project, which broke ground in late April, as a landmark investment that will help transform the city of two million, affectionately known in India as Vizag.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Electrons and positrons can collide and transform into gamma-ray photons, while gamma rays themselves can collide and create new particles.

From Science Daily • May 27, 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

And having changed the names, it became easier to transform the circumstances and invent.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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