transformative

trænsˈfɔːmətɪv

Definition

Definition of transformative - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

changecausing a significant change or alteration

The transformative power of technology reshaped society..

innovative

revolutionary

linguistics

TECH.

relating to a theory of generative grammar

TECH.

The transformative approach reshaped our understanding of sentence structure.

generative

structural

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transformative potential

ability to cause significant change

The new policy has transformative potential for the education system.

Origin of transformative

Latin, trans (across) + formare (to form) + ive (tending to)

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revolutionizing

adj.

transformative

causing a complete change in something

Cinderella moment

transformation

transformative experience leading to sudden success

revolutions are not made with rosewater

exp.

transformative changes

express that big changes need sacrifice and hard actions

revitalising

adj.

transformative

causing a positive transformation

alchemic

adj.

magic

having magical or transformative qualities

alchemistical

adj.

magic

having magical or transformative qualities

alkahestic

adj.

transformative power

having the power to dissolve or transform completely

millenarism

philosophy

expectation of a transformative societal change

Examples of transformative in a sentence

Her transformative journey inspired many.
The transformative rules altered the way we analyze language.
Her research on transformative grammar was groundbreaking.

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French:transformatif, transformationnel, ...
German:transformativ, verändernd, ...
Italian:trasformativa, generativo, ...
Spanish:transformadora, transformativo, ...
Portuguese:transformador, gerativo, ...
Chinese:变革性的, 生成的, ...
Japanese:変革的, 変形生成文法的な, ...
Arabic:تحويلي, تَحْوِيلِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מַהְפְּכָנִי, טְרַנְסְפוֹרְמַצְיוֹנִי, ...
Russian:трансформирующий, трансформационный, ...
Ukrainian:трансформаційний, ...
Hindi:परिवर्तनकारी, ...
Bengali:রূপান্তরমূলক, রূপান্তরকারী, ...
Catalan:transformador, generatiu, ...
Czech:transformativní, transformační, ...
Danish:transformerende, transformativ, ...
Dutch:transformerend, transformatief, ...
Greek:μετασχηματιστικός, μετασχηματιστική, ...
Hungarian:átalakító, transzformációs, ...
Khmer:ផ្លាស់ប្តូរយ៉ាងសំខាន់, បំប្លែង, ...
Korean:변혁적인, 변형적, ...
Persian:تحول‌آفرین, تحولی, ...
Polish:transformacyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):transformador, transformacional, ...
Romanian:transformator, transformativ, ...
Swedish:transformativ, ...
Thai:พลิกโฉม, เชิงสร้างสรรค์, ...
Turkish:dönüştürücü, ...
Vietnamese:mang tính chuyển đổi, biến đổi, ...

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