TRANSFIGURE


Meaning of TRANSFIGURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tran(t)s-ˈfi-gyər, especially Brit ]

-ˈfi-gər transitive verb

( -ured ; -ur·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French transfigurer, from Latin transfigurare, from trans- + figurare to shape, fashion, from figura figure

Date: 14th century

: to give a new and typically exalted or spiritual appearance to : transform outwardly and usually for the better

Synonyms: see transform

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.