What does "transform" mean?

Transform: To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert. Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Rom. xii.
  2. 3.4. (Math.) To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.
  3. 4.To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. [R.] His hair transforms to down. Addison.

Sources