As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
TRANSFORMED
transformed
(adjective) given a completely different form or appearance; “shocked to see the transformed landscape”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
transformed
simple past tense and past participle of transform
Adjective
transformed (not comparable)
Given a completely different form or appearance.
Source: Wiktionary
TRANSFORM
Trans*form", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transformed; p. pr. & vb. n. Transforming.] Etym: [L. transformare, transformatum; trans across, over + formare to from: cf. F. transformer. See Form, v. t.]
1. To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly. Love may transform me to an oyster. Shak.
2. To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
3. To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert. Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Rom. xii. 2.
4. (Math.)
Definition: To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.
Trans*form", v. i.
Definition: To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. [R.] His hair transforms to down. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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