transfigure
[ trans-fig-yer or, especially British, -fig-er ]
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.
Origin of transfigure
1Other words for transfigure
Other words from transfigure
- trans·fig·ure·ment, noun
- un·trans·fig·ured, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
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
Origin of transfigure
1C13: from Latin transfigūrāre, from trans- + figūra appearance
Derived forms of transfigure
- transfigurement, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse