retransform

A scientist retransforms the liquid into a solid by cooling it.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To change again: "retransform" means to transform something once more, altering its form, nature, or appearance after a previous transformation.
   • To revert or modify further: It can also imply returning something to a previous state or applying a new transformation to an already changed entity.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The artist decided to retransform the sculpture after the first attempt was unsatisfactory. (To change the form again.)
  • The chemical compound must be retransformed to its original state for the experiment to work. (To revert to a previous condition.)
  • The software can retransform data from one format to another multiple times. (To modify further.)

Advanced Usage

• "to retransform into": to change something back into a previous or alternative form.

  • The caterpillar retransformed into a pupa after emerging from the cocoon. (It changed again into a different stage.)

• "to retransform by": to apply a specific method to change something again.

  • The data was retransformed by applying a new algorithm. (Modified again using a different process.)

Variants and Related Words

• Retransformation (n): the act or process of transforming again.

  • The retransformation of the building took several months. (The process of changing it again.)

• Retransformable (adj): capable of being transformed again.

  • This material is retransformable under high heat. (It can change form again under those conditions.)

Synonyms

• Reconvert: to change back to a previous state or form.
• Remodel: to reshape or restructure something again.
• Reform: to make changes to something again, often to improve or correct.

Phrasal Verbs

• Retransform into: to change something again into a specific form.

  • The factory retransformed the metal into sheets. (Changed it again into a flat form.)

• Retransform back: to revert to an earlier state.

  • The solution was retransformed back to its original color. (Changed again to its previous appearance.)

Related Idioms

• The word "retransform" is technical and not typically found in idiomatic expressions.