English → Latin
“transform” in Latin
trānsfigūrōto transform, transfigure or metamorphosetrānsfōrmōto transform (change in shape)refingōto make over (to make again, to construct anew)immūtōto change, alter, transformcōnfōrmōto form, fashion or shape (skilfully); to outline or describe; to conform to
The English word transform itself goes back to Latin fōrma, through transformo.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
transform
transfigurare (Plin.): transformare: refingere (Verg.): diffingere aliquid (Hor., Sat., 2, 1, 79; to transfigure, change the form of anything): immutare: conformare (in a more general sense, to change). Also figuratively, to be transformed, transfigurari (Sen., Ep.); transformari (Quint.). Vid: also, CHANGE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for transform?
- The usual Latin words for “transform” are trānsfigūrō, trānsfōrmō, refingō; also immūtō, cōnfōrmō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.