adj
transformative
trahns-FAW-muh-tihv
adj
1
Causing a major and lasting change.
"Getting a scholarship was a transformative experience for him."
"The new policy had a transformative effect on the local economy."
How to Use Transformative
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes something that fundamentally and lastingly changes a person or situation.
Common pairings
transformative experience
transformative technology
transformative impact
Word Forms
more transformative comparative, most transformative superlative
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin "transformativus," ultimately from Latin "transformare" ("to transform").