trans ‧ fig ‧ ure /trænsˈfɪɡə $ -ɡjər/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: transfigurare , from figurare 'to shape' ]
literary to change the way someone or something looks, especially so that they become more beautiful:
Her face was transfigured with joy.
—transfiguration /trænsˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃ ə n $ -ɡjə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]