Transform vs. Convert
Transformverb
(transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
Transformverb
(transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
Transformverb
To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
Transformverb
To subject to the action of a transformer.
Transformverb
To subject (a cell) to transformation.
Transformverb
(intransitive) To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
Transformnoun
(mathematics) the result of a transformation
Transformverb
To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.
Transformverb
To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
Transformverb
To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.
Transformverb
To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.
Transformverb
To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.
Transformverb
subject to a mathematical transformation
Transformverb
change or alter in form, appearance, or nature;
Transformverb
change in outward structure or looks;
Transformverb
change from one form or medium into another;
Transformverb
convert (one form of energy) to another;
Transformverb
change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
Transformverb
increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
Convertverb
(transitive) To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
Convertverb
(transitive) To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.
Convertverb
(transitive) To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief see also sense 11.
Convertverb
(transitive) To exchange for something of equal value.
Convertverb
(transitive) To express (a quantity) in alternative units.
Convertverb
(transitive) To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.
Convertverb
To appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion.
Convertverb
To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion.
Convertverb
To score (especially a penalty kick).
Convertverb
To score a spare.
Convertverb
(intransitive) To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief see also sense 3.
Convertverb
(intransitive) To become converted.
Convertverb
To cause to turn; to turn.
Convertverb
To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.
Convertverb
To turn into another language; to translate.
Convertverb
To increase one's individual score, especially from 50 runs (a fifty) to 100 runs (a century), or from a century to a double or triple century.
Convertverb
To perform the action that an online advertisement is intended to induce; to reach the point of conversion.
Convertnoun
A person who has converted to a religion.
Convertnoun
A person who is now in favour of something that he or she previously opposed or disliked.
Convertnoun
(Canadian football) The equivalent of a conversion in rugby
Convertverb
To cause to turn; to turn.
Convertverb
To change or turn from one state or condition to another; to alter in form, substance, or quality; to transform; to transmute; as, to convert water into ice.
Convertverb
To change or turn from one belief or course to another, as from one religion to another or from one party or sect to another.
Convertverb
To produce the spiritual change called conversion in (any one); to turn from a bad life to a good one; to change the heart and moral character of (any one) from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness.
Convertverb
To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally.
Convertverb
To exchange for some specified equivalent; as, to convert goods into money.
Convertverb
To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.
Convertverb
To turn into another language; to translate.
Convertverb
To be turned or changed in character or direction; to undergo a change, physically or morally.
Convertnoun
A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another; a person who is won over to, or heartily embraces, a creed, religious system, or party, in which he has not previously believed; especially, one who turns from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness, or from unbelief to Christianity.
Convertnoun
A lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house, but without orders, and not allowed to sing in the choir.
Convertnoun
a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
Convertverb
change the nature, purpose, or function of something;
Convertverb
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy;
Convertverb
change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief;
Convertverb
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category;
Convertverb
cause to adopt a new or different faith;
Convertverb
score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the endzone;
Convertverb
complete successfully;
Convertverb
score (a spare)
Convertverb
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something;
Convertverb
exchange a penalty for a less severe one
Convertverb
change in nature, purpose, or function; especially undergo a chemical change;
