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transfigure

American  
[trans-fig-yer, -fig-er] / trænsˈfɪg yər, -ˈfɪg ər /

verb (used with object)

transfigured, transfiguring

  1. to change in outward form or appearance; transform.

    Synonyms:
    renew, transmute

  2. to change so as to glorify or exalt.

transfigure British  
/ trænsˈfɪɡə /

verb

  1. to change or cause to change in appearance

  2. to become or cause to become more exalted

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Other Word Forms

  • transfigurement noun
  • untransfigured adjective

Etymology

Origin of transfigure

1250–1300; Middle English transfiguren < Latin trānsfigūrāre to change in shape. See trans-, figure

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