transforms

verb

present tense third-person singular of transform
as in converts
to change in form, appearance, or use by clicking a few buttons, this toy car can be transformed into a robot

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Recent Examples of transforms Magnesium in the stream then transforms CO₂ added to the water in a tank into bicarbonate before returning to the ocean. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The potential scale made possible by Andermatt’s exceptional planning freedoms, meanwhile, transforms what is achievable. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026 In the new National Geographic documentary Super Scam Me, journalist Maria van Zeller transforms herself into the perfect prey to dive deep into how romance fraud works. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Co-written by playwright (and Succession co-writer) Will Arbery, Sacrifice starts off as a showbiz satire that eventually transforms into a cross between Apocalypse Now and The Lord of the Rings. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Recruiting an ambitious protégé, a loyal driver, and a growing network of eccentric partners, Lee transforms small hustles into big business. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026 Recruiting an ambitious protégé, a loyal driver and a growing network of eccentric partners, Lee transforms small hustles into big business. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 The Wingman is a hardshell topper tent that transforms a pickup truck bed into a two-story camping system with the press of a button; founder and CEO Jake Jackson describes it as somewhere between a traditional tent and an RV. — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The first preview opens with an innocent domestic exchange between a mother and daughter that abruptly transforms into something strikingly disturbing. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforms
  1. converts
  2. transfigures
  3. transmutes
  4. replaces
Verb
  • The model normally converts a user’s spoken instructions into a sequence of actions that the robot can execute.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The low-dropout regulator which converts battery voltage into a steady supply is specifically engineered to avoid adding noise.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of converts
Verb
  • But the filmmaker’s imagination transfigures personal history into something not of this world, wholly original, and uniquely demented.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • Henrot transfigures her erotic source material into something else.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of transfigures
Verb
  • The most obvious general interpretation of Buffy’s project is that the show transmutes real teenage anxieties into monsters; every villain is a metaphor.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And the recognition that is born from taking the time to share and unpack and just see each other in your grief is the thing that actually transforms and transmutes.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026
Definition of transmutes
Verb
  • The current plan replaces an earlier 2-megawatt biomass-to-energy project, approved in 2013, that would have used biomass to generate electricity.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Eaton replaces Haltom, a squad that lost 40-15 to South Grand Prairie.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of replaces

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“Transforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforms. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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