transfigure
[ trans-fig-yer or, especially British, -fig-er ]
/ trænsˈfɪg yər or, especially British, -ˈfɪg ər /
verb (used with object), trans·fig·ured, trans·fig·ur·ing.
to change in outward form or appearance; transform.
to change so as to glorify or exalt.
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Origin of transfigure
OTHER WORDS FROM transfigure
trans·fig·ure·ment, nounun·trans·fig·ured, adjectiveWords nearby transfigure
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British Dictionary definitions for transfigure
transfigure
/ (trænsˈfɪɡə) /
verb (usually tr)
to change or cause to change in appearance
to become or cause to become more exalted
Derived forms of transfigure
transfigurement, nounWord Origin for transfigure
C13: from Latin transfigūrāre, from trans- + figūra appearance
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