TRANSFIGURE


Meaning of TRANSFIGURE in English

tranzˈfigyə(r), traan-, -n(t)ˈsf-, ÷-gə(r) transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English transfiguren, from Latin transfigurare, from trans- + figurare to shape, fashion, form, from figura figure

1. : to change the form or appearance of : transform

her face was transfigured by uncontrollable passion — Arnold Bennett

his will has been transfigured by association with the wills of others — B.N.Cardozo

— often used with into

his … special gifts led him to transfigure the wasteland into a circus — C.J.Rolo

nationalism was transfigured into internationalism — C.B.Forcey

2. : exalt , glorify , spiritualize

the great cliffs and domes were transfigured in the hazy golden air — John Muir †1914

music … will transfigure plain meanings and clothe the verbal substance with a kind of incandescence — A.T.Davison

the same sacrifice transfigured the communicants who shared the mystery — Oscar Handlin

— often used with into

her beautiful face was transfigured into the ravishingly angelic — Arnold Bennett

the moment when good verse … is transfigured into a thing that takes the breath away — C.D.Lewis

Synonyms: see transform

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