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 An episode of septicemia, with its hells and paradises, its nightmares and hallucinations, transforms Borges into a story writer. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 How this potent mix of pollutants transforms over time and distance is a complex puzzle. — Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 Crossing this limit transforms the reserve from a flexible economic buffer into a restricted emergency asset requiring a severe national security declaration. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 The Royals and Crown Center envision development beyond just the new stadium as the area transforms into a sports entertainment district over the next several years. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 As the world tunes in to the show and transforms its stars into Hollywood’s next rising stars, check out below everything there is to know about their personal lives. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026 This one has a lid that transforms it into an outdoor table, and at 32 inches wide, there’s plenty of room for food, drinks, and more. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Final Thoughts Powered by a faster processor and deeply integrated with proactive Gemini features, the Google Pixel Watch 5 transforms Wear OS into a truly intelligent assistant on your wrist. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 Biology feeds on wastes and transforms it into something new. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforms
  1. converts
  2. transfigures
  3. transmutes
  4. replaces
Verb
  • The software converts PDFs into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, text, HTML, PNG, and JPG files.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Such metals are commonly used as industrial catalysts today—and all occur in the minerals of hydrothermal vents, where a process called serpentinization converts igneous rocks from volcanism to metamorphic rocks.
    — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 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
  • While solar roofs are not new, Hongqi’s approach replaces conventional crystalline silicon cells with thin and flexible perovskite photovoltaic materials.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The indictment replaces the original charges filed against Mays in 2024.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of replaces

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“Transforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforms. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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