TRANSFORATE Trans"fo*rate, v. t. Etym: [L. transforatus, p. p. of transforare to pierce through; trans through + forare to bore.]
Defn: To bore through; to perforate. [Obs.]
TRANSFORM
Trans*form", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transformed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Transforming.] Etym: [L. transformare, transformatum; trans across,
over + formare to from: cf. F. transformer. See Form, v. t.]
1. To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly. Love may transform me to an oyster. Shak.
2. To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
3. To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert. Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Rom. xii. 2.
4. (Math.)
Defn: To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.
TRANSFORM
Trans*form", v. i.
Defn: To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. [R.]
His hair transforms to down. Addison.