transformar
/tɾansfoɾˈmaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to transform
🐛🦋 trans + forma = across + shape: the same word as English transform
From Latin transformare: trans (across, beyond) + forma (shape). The Spanish word and English transform share this root. The -ar ending marks it as a regular first-conjugation verb: transformo, transformas, transforma.