verb
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to change or cause to change in appearance
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to become or cause to become more exalted
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
Example Sentences
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Like the calligraphy on display, these pictures transfigure Indian inspirations and Chinese interpretations into something that is uniquely Japanese.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023
And so Baca began to transfigure his firsthand accounts from 25 years of institutionalization, six of them in federal prison, into the lyrical fabric of the film.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2023
These phenomena transfigure copyrights, patents, and trademarks into subjects of everyday importance.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2022
Their sorcery can transfigure people and things, bestow good or bad luck, heal or hurt — or even offer protection from danger.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021
It kept crackling and sparking at odd moments, and every time Ron tried to transfigure his beetle it engulfed him in thick gray smoke that smelled of rotten eggs.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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