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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I remember the quietness of that afternoon and my fascination with the images on the report, which seemed to transfigure the space around me.
From New York Times • May 25, 2023
Two of the participants transfigure their own work.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2023
These phenomena transfigure copyrights, patents, and trademarks into subjects of everyday importance.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2022
These are process-driven stories that actively engage, and transfigure, the moment that spawns them.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 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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