transfigure

trans·fig·ure  (trns-fgyr)

tr.v. trans·fig·ured, trans·fig·ur·ing, trans·fig·ures

1. To alter the outward appearance of; transform. See Synonyms at convert.

2. To exalt or glorify.

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[Middle English transfiguren, from Old French transfigurer, from Latin trnsfigrre : trns-, trans- + figra, form; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots.]

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trans·figure·ment n.

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transfigure [trænsˈfɪgə]

vb (usually tr)

1. to change or cause to change in appearance

2. to become or cause to become more exalted

[from Latin transfigūrāre, from trans- + figūra appearance]

transfigurement  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	transfigure - elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration spiritualize, glorify alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	transfigure - change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" metamorphose, transmogrify change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

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transfigure

verb

change, convert, transform, alter, metamorphose, transmute They are transfigured by the healing powers of art.

Translations

transfigure [trænsˈfɪgəʳ] VT → transfigurar, transformar (into en)

transfigure [trænsˈfɪgə^r] vt (literary) → transfigurer

transfigure

vt → verklären; (= transform) → verwandeln

transfigure [trænsˈfɪgəʳ] vt (liter) → trasfigurare