transfigure

trans·fig·ure

verb
\tran(t)s-ˈfi-gyər, especially British -ˈfi-gər\

trans·fig·uredtrans·fig·ur·ing

Definition of TRANSFIGURE

transitive verb

: to give a new and typically exalted or spiritual appearance to : transform outwardly and usually for the better

Examples of TRANSFIGURE

1. Her face seemed transfigured by happiness.
2. <married life has seemingly transfigured his formerly aimless existence>

Origin of TRANSFIGURE

Middle English, from Anglo-French transfigurer, from Latin transfigurare, from trans- + figurare to shape, fashion, from figura figure

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TRANSFIGURE

Synonyms: alchemize, make over, metamorphose, convert, transform, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate

Related Words: adjust, alter, modify, recast; redefine, redesign, redo, reengineer, refashion, regenerate, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary; deform, disfigure, distort, mutate, transmogrify; displace, replace, substitute, supplant

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