transform

(verb) subject to a mathematical transformation.

(verb) change or alter in form, appearance, or nature. Synonyms: transmute, transubstantiate. Examples: "This experience transformed her completely." "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture." "Transubstantiate one element into another."

(verb) change in outward structure or looks. Synonyms: transmute, metamorphose. Examples: "He transformed into a monster." "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle."

(verb) change from one form or medium into another. Synonyms: translate. Example: "Braque translated collage into oil."

(verb) convert (one form of energy) to another. Example: "Transform energy to light."

(verb) change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species.

(verb) increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage).