A WORD A DAY.
TRANSFORM. To transform is to change , the shape, appearance or character of. This has a deeper meaning than “change” and implies a fundamental alteration of character. It is quite a literal translation of the Latin trans and formate, to form over. To transform is .internal; to “conform” is'external. As spring transforms the trees, revivifying them, both inwardly and outwardly, so with the inflowing and indwelling of faith are we renewed. Among the words commonly regarded as synonyms we find “transmute,” which is used specifically to designate a complete change of one element to another; metamorphose,” to cause to assume a different form, an external change; "transfiguration,” which conveys a sense of outward personal glorification; and •convert,” to change from one condition to another. Trans-form should be accented on the second syllable. Sound the a as in am, o as in orb.
“Be ye not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by , the renewing of your mind. 1 *
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Southland Times, Issue 21217, 18 October 1930, Page 8
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163A WORD A DAY. Southland Times, Issue 21217, 18 October 1930, Page 8
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