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Definition of transform : 1. To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.
2. To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.
3. To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
4. To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.
5. To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.

Synonyms:

render, interpret, understand, turn, qualify, exchange, revolutionize, transmogrify, metamorphose, translate, transmute, transubstantiate, read, substitute, shift, commute, veer

diversify, convert, transit, set, reform, adjust, modify, adapt, deviate, fluctuate, vacillate, mutate, modulate, alter, vary, transfigure, transpose, change

permutate, reconstruct, do over, sublimate, reclaim, mold, make over, remodel, proselytize, regenerate

Usage examples:

• But he did not feel within him the strong certainty that he would be able to take his life in hand and transform it, which drives doubt and sorrow out of a man. - "The Way of Ambition", Robert Hichens.
• I transfer- transform you from something dark an'- an' common into a thing of passion. - "Flowing Gold", Rex Beach.
• My dear fellow, if you were in my place, that is, not a physician, but a philosopher, you would know that there is no authority which can transform a man's nature. - "The Children of the World", Paul Heyse.