Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"He transformed into a monster"
"The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 3
change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
Derived:
transformation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"transform energy to light"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"This experience transformed her completely"
"She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"
"transubstantiate one element into another"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 7
"Braque translated collage into oil"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
40
Times Searched
26
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