transform

I

(Roget's IV) v.

Syn. convert, transmute, metamorphose, transfigure, modify, permutate, mutate, mold, reconstruct, remodel, make over, do over; see also change 1 .

Syn.- transform , the broadest in scope of these terms, implies a change either in external form or in inner nature, in function, etc. [ she was transformed into a happy girl ] ; transmute , from its earlier use in alchemy, suggests a change in basic nature that seems almost miraculous [transmuted from a shy youth into a sophisticated man about town ] ; convert implies a change in details so as to be suitable for a New use [ to convert an attic into an apartment ] ; metamorphose suggests a startling change produced as if by magic or a fundamental change in form and function [ a tadpole is metamorphosed into a frog ] ; transfigure implies a change in outward appearance which seems to exalt or glorify [ his whole being was transfigured by love ]

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

change, convert, metamorphose, transmute, alter, remodel, *do a chameleon, transmogrify, mutate, switch, *change one's spots, reinvent.

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To change into a different form, substance, or state: convert, metamorphose, mutate, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate. See CHANGE. 2. To bring about a radical change in: metamorphose, revolutionize. See CHANGE.